Chipotle was recently handed a defeat by an administrative law judge who found that its social media policy was unlawful and that its termination of an employee who tweeted negative
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Franchising Model on Trial
Trial opened last week before a NLRB Administrative Law Judge in New York regarding the extent of the NLRB’s
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More Franchise Insurance Issues You Need To Consider (Part Two)
In my last post, I outlined some practice pointers and issues to consider when addressing a franchise system’s typically universal requirement to add the franchisor as an additional insured under
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Joint employer claims move forward against hotel franchisor in sexual servitude suit
Browning-Ferris based claims against hotel franchisor Marriott International Incorporated (“Marriott”) will move forward, according to an Illinois federal court. The suit seeks to hold Marriott liable as a joint employer
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Where’s the “Unlike” Button When You Need It? Second Circuit Affirms NLRB’s Triple Play Decision
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) got a big boost from the Second Circuit when it issued its decision in Triple Play v. National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB
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Here’s What You’re Missing at the 16th Annual IFA Public Affairs Conference
The International Franchise Association is hosting its 16th Annual Public Affairs Conference in Washington D.C. this week. For those IFA members who are unable to attend, the IFA posted its
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Congressmen take Action on NLRB Ruling
In an attempt to counter the recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board that broadened the definition of
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NLRB and Joint Employer Redux (or, We’re Not Too Proud to Toot Our Own Horn!)
As a short follow up to last week’s post on the NLRB’s Browning-Ferris decision redefining the Joint Employer Test, I just feel the need to mention my partner Liz Sigety
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NLRB’s “Refined” Joint-Employer Test: What is “Indirect” Control?
Today’s post comes to us courtesy of Thomas Basta, an associate in the Labor and Employment department:
In a highly anticipated decision, the NLRB today departed from three decades
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Need an Explainer for the NLRB’s Efforts to Redefine Who Is an Employee?
We have written before about the NLRB’s efforts to adopt a “joint employer” doctrine. Specifically, the Board seems bound
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