Comments on: This New Labor Ruling Could Be a Huge Win for McDonald’s and Other Franchise Chains https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/09/this-new-labor-ruling-could-be-a-huge-win-for-mcdonalds-and-other-franchise-chains.html Everything to make HR better Mon, 17 Sep 2018 16:00:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Cajun2core https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/09/this-new-labor-ruling-could-be-a-huge-win-for-mcdonalds-and-other-franchise-chains.html#comment-212621 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 16:00:04 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4959#comment-212621 In reply to Evil HR Lady.

EHRL, Thank you for your reply. That clears things up.

]]> By: Maria Rose https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/09/this-new-labor-ruling-could-be-a-huge-win-for-mcdonalds-and-other-franchise-chains.html#comment-212620 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 23:40:05 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4959#comment-212620 Putting the blame back on the individual franchise owners shifts liability for following the local labor laws. The only way that will work is if that franchise owner follows the law properly not just enough to escape being scrutinized. The reason I stated this, is that in franchise ownership the labor costs is the biggest problem for them and they will find the most effective way to cut costs of labor. Take the rising minimum wage for an unskilled job. There’s nothing in the labor laws that deny job elimination of certain jobs utilizing technology like ordering/ by a kiosk instead of dealing with a cashier or robotic cooks.
But dealing with a manager problem in a franchise does limit how an employee can approach making a complaint as it is very similar to a David versus Goliath situation, so the employee better have proof.

]]> By: Goober https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/09/this-new-labor-ruling-could-be-a-huge-win-for-mcdonalds-and-other-franchise-chains.html#comment-212619 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 17:59:52 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4959#comment-212619 In reply to Evil HR Lady.

Yeah, but some franchises exert a *lot* of control over franchisees’ business practices, including, at time, employment policies. McDonald’s is known for how tightly they control operational practices of their franchisees. I have no idea how involved they get with employment practices, but it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if they still end up liable under these new (old) rules.

Kudos, BTW, on actually recognizing that this is not a new rule, but a return to an old one. Not all of the news media is willing to say that out loud (I’m lookin’ at you, NPR).

]]> By: Evil HR Lady https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/09/this-new-labor-ruling-could-be-a-huge-win-for-mcdonalds-and-other-franchise-chains.html#comment-212617 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 16:13:15 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4959#comment-212617 In reply to cajun2core.

Generally speaking, the owner would.

]]> By: cajun2core https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/09/this-new-labor-ruling-could-be-a-huge-win-for-mcdonalds-and-other-franchise-chains.html#comment-212616 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 16:12:20 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4959#comment-212616 In a franchise, who hires the manager of each store? Is it a district manager or the owner?

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