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U.S. labor agency overturns major ruling, citing Trump appointee's conflict
Source: Reuters
U.S. LEGAL NEWS FEBRUARY 26, 2018 / 3:55 PM / UPDATED 16 MINUTES AGO
U.S. labor agency overturns major ruling, citing Trump appointee's conflict
Daniel Wiessner
4 MIN READ
(Reuters) - The National Labor Relations Board on Monday made it easier for companies that franchise their brands, such as McDonald’s Corp, to be held liable for labor law violations.
The U.S. board overturned its own recent decision limiting corporate liability on the grounds that one of its members, appointed by President Donald Trump, should not have taken part in the December ruling because he had a conflict of interest as the case involved his own former law firm.
Monday’s decision means the law reverts to an Obama-era precedent under which companies which franchise their brand names can be liable for workplace law violations that occur at independently owned businesses that merely rent the franchise.
The NLRB said William Emanuel, who joined the agency last year, should not have taken part in the December decision, which concerned Iowa construction company Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors Ltd, because it overturned a 2015 ruling in a case involving his former law firm.
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U.S. labor agency overturns major ruling, citing Trump appointee's conflict
Daniel Wiessner
4 MIN READ
(Reuters) - The National Labor Relations Board on Monday made it easier for companies that franchise their brands, such as McDonald’s Corp, to be held liable for labor law violations.
The U.S. board overturned its own recent decision limiting corporate liability on the grounds that one of its members, appointed by President Donald Trump, should not have taken part in the December ruling because he had a conflict of interest as the case involved his own former law firm.
Monday’s decision means the law reverts to an Obama-era precedent under which companies which franchise their brand names can be liable for workplace law violations that occur at independently owned businesses that merely rent the franchise.
The NLRB said William Emanuel, who joined the agency last year, should not have taken part in the December decision, which concerned Iowa construction company Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors Ltd, because it overturned a 2015 ruling in a case involving his former law firm.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-labor/u-s-labor-agency-overturns-major-ruling-citing-trump-appointees-conflict-idUSKCN1GA2Q3
