(Source: US Chamber of Commerce) The franchise business model, a successful method for entrepreneurs to start a business, is under attack. And small business franchise owners are paying the price with higher costs. In 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) upended decades of settled law by declaring franchisers-like McDonald's-and franchisees to be 'joint-employers ' if the former has 'indirect' control over a latters' employees, such as a franchisee using workforce management software provided by the franchisor. The change in the standard makes it easier for unions who have seen their membership numbers dwindle over the decades to organize franchise workers. It also...
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