Biden Vetoes Joint Employer Resolution: How to Protect Your Business [Video]

Despite President Biden’s May 3 veto following Congress’ attempt to overturn the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) expansion of the Joint Employer Rule, the expanded rule remains dead — for now. Legal action is still pending regarding the rule, and serious questions remain about what this could mean for individual franchise businesses. Most importantly, how can franchisors best protect their businesses from government action like this moving forward?

“The one thing that I can safely say is what we have now is not the last word on the subject,” said Jim Paretti, an attorney for employment and labor relations law firm Littler Mendelson, during the International Franchise Association’s (IFA) April 23 webinar, “Joint Employer: Are Franchise Companies In the Clear?” The webinar also featured Michael Layman, IFA’s senior VP of government affairs and attorney Alex MacDonald, also of Littler Mendelson.

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