There are still too many franchise owners who think that Joint Employer would be cool because it would increase the corporate franchisors' responsibilities. The truth is, it would destroy the entire concept of franchiseing.
Trump mentioned it in Monday's speech, and Larry Kudlow follows up here:
Fox Business - Larry Kudlow and SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler
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Who is Larry Kudlow? As a young man, he served as an economic advisor to President Reagan, worked in radio and TV, and served as an economic advisor to President Trump in his first term. Now he's back on TV and radio.
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Arent " People Brand Standards " INSPECTIONS by Corp PROOF that Corp is our JOINT EMPLOYER??? They question all your employment policies, interview your staff and more during these "inspection" "PBS reviews". Proof positive. Corp should have nothing to do with our employment or employee relations. This is ripe for a multi million dollar lawsuit !!
Joint employer status hinges on the degree of control the franchisor exerts on its franchisees over wages, hours, working conditions, mandatory training modules, and other employment issues. This clearly does make MCD a joint employer under the MANDATORY People standards they impose on us.
This protection will only last until the end of Trumps term. After that if a democrat is elected and appoints the NLRB members, it will revert to the policies under the Obama and Biden administrations who did consider MCD a joint employer. Elections have Consequences.
McDonalds as a franchisor has created a real risk of being seen as a joint employer through their actions and mandates. They dictate (and demand) policies regarding hiring, Human Relations, discipline, staff evaluations and more. They enforce this by mandatory Standards Reviews and the Compliance Audits. If McDonalds does not want to be considered a joint employer, they should immediately cease these policies which are bona fide Employer responsibilities.
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Joint employer would allow Chris K to negotiate with the SEIU union and force all of the franchisees to be subject to a union contract that they did not get to negotiate. He did it to owners in California, forcing them to pay $20 / hour minimum wage while all other businesses pay $15. We KNOW what he would do if joint employer gave hm that power over ones
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