DOL Finalizes Rule Clarifying Franchising and Joint Employment

construction worker on scaffoldingThe Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its final rule regarding the relationship between franchisor and franchisee, with respect to possible joint employment status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Namely, they have clarified that the existence of a franchising relationship does not make the franchisor more or less likely to be a joint employer. Instead, they have affirmed a set of criteria that, considered as a whole, is determinative of whether joint employment exists or not. Continue reading “DOL Finalizes Rule Clarifying Franchising and Joint Employment”

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