Labor board ruling could affect how businesses deal with temporary, franchise workers

A McDonald's restaurant.
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In a 3-2 ruling split down party lines, the National Labor Relations Board revised its "joint employer" standard, a decision that could have huge ramifications for franchise businesses like McDonald's.

The board decided that the waste management company Browning Ferris Industries is a joint employer alongside one of its subcontractors, the staffing firm Leadpoint Business Services. The Teamsters wanted Browning Ferris to be named a joint employer so it would have to join Leadpoint at the bargaining table.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.