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Guest Post: What it Means that McDonald's is Responsible for its Franchises

Catherine Fisk is the Chancellor’s Professor of Law at University of California, Irvine. She is the author of the award-winning book, “Working Knowledge: Employee Innovation and the Rise of Corporate Intellectual Property, 1800-1930.” The action of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board in determining that unfair labor practice charges against McDonald’s can proceed […]

House Subcommittee Examines Federal Wage and Hour Regulatory Structure

On Wednesday, July 23, the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing entitled “Improving the Federal Wage and Hour Regulatory Structure.”  The hearing provided the House Education and the Workforce committee members an opportunity to “examine the growth of FLSA-related litigation and current compliance assistance efforts.” The Fair Labor Standards Act sets forth federal wage and hour protections […]

What Does "Changing Clothes" Mean, and Why Is It Important? An Explainer on Sandifer v. United States Steel Corporation

Sometimes, Supreme Court cases revolve around seemingly minor disputes that have the potential to have major repercussions. Sandifer v. United States Steel Corporation, on which the Supreme Court will hear arguments on November 4th, is one of those cases. Specifically, the question presented in the case is: what constitutes “changing clothes” within the meaning of section […]

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