Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in a 3-2 decision along partisan lines, overturned the "joint employer" standard that has existed for the past three decades.
This is a highly important decision because if a company is a joint employer, it could be subject to collective bargaining and a large variety of employment-related claims formally reserved for the direct employer.
We invite you to listen to this podcast in which Fox Partners John R. Gotaskie, Jr. and Elizabeth D. Sigety discuss the ramifications of the NLRB's ruling on the franchise industry.
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