WFB: Franchise businesses and labor lawyers will have to wait until 2019 to see if the Trump administration overturns one of Obama’s most controversial workplace policies.
The National Labor Relations Board has been weighing whether to use its rulemaking authority to overturn an Obama-era ruling that held franchise businesses and other companies liable for violations committed by franchisees or subcontractors. Many had expected the board, which oversees workplace disputes and union elections, to re-establish longstanding precedent that held actual violators, rather than parent companies, responsible before Dec. 31. The agency, however, announced a 30-day extension of the public comment period into 2019 and delaying any action until after the holidays.
The delay has stretched the patience of many in the industry. Matthew Haller, spokesman for the International Franchise Association, said union forces have intentionally slowed the attempt to unravel Obama’s anti-franchising policies. His group wants to see the agency “move quickly to create certainty for American small businesses.” more here
With a Democrat controlled House?
Keep on waiting.
“The world of administrative law has never been more politically charged than it is today,” he said”.
Oh yeah? Name one area of law/Judiciary that isn’t since 1/20/17.