X
03Oct

Separate Franchise Or Joint Employer? – The Ninth Circuit Rules In Favor Of McDonald’s NOT Being A Joint Employer Of Its Franchisee’s Employees

The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in a California lawsuit that one of the most recognized franchises, McDonald’s, does not exert sufficient direction or control over its franchisees’ employees to be considered a joint employer under...
By: SmithAmundsen LLC
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/separate-franchise-or-joint-employer-97231/

Related

ERISA-Exempt Governmental Plan Withstands Putative Class Action Challenge

Late last year, we wrote about Shore v. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, et al., in whi...

Read More >

Ninth Circuit Finds Franchisors Not Joint Employers of Employees of Franchisees Absent Direct Control Over Wages, Hours and Working Conditions

Q. As a franchisor, could I potentially be held liable for the wage and hour violations committed b...

Read More >

CFIUS Excepted Investors: Canada, United Kingdom and Australia

On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury published final regulations relating to the Com...

Read More >

JFTC Merger Review FY2019

During FY 2019, the Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") received 310 notifications, which is a 3.4 ...

Read More >

CFIUS Update: Chinese Company Ordered to Divest Acquisition of U.S. Hotel Software Company

On March 6, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) instructing the Chinese company...

Read More >

What Am I Doing Wrong?? Common FMLA Mistakes-UPDATE

“What did I do wrong?” and “Am I doing this correctly?” are frequent questions from clients rega...

Read More >