My colleague Don Schroeder was quoted in Bloomberg BNA's Daily Labor Report article entitled To Unions, McDonald's Joint Employer Status No Slam Dunk, As Fast Food Push Intensifies in which he comments on the impact of social media in continued worker organizing efforts and McDonald's new burden to prove the franchiser/franchisee relationship due to a recent NLRB announcement. The article focuses on the state of the fast food industry following the NLRB general counsel's authorization of complaints that regional offices treat McDonald's USA LLC as a joint employer with its franchisees.

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