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<div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">The highly anticipated trial between McDonald&#8217;s and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) began on Thursday. The issue at hand is whether the Illinois-based McDonald&#8217;s Corp is a &#8220;joint employer&#8221; of employees at its independently owned franchised units. </span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">The trial before an administrative NLRB in New York is attracting national attention because the ruling, no matter the decision, will have a ripple effect across the entire franchise industry. To many, this trial represents single greatest threat to the entire franchise business model.</span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">According to a recent story by <a href="http://www.reuters.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=mcdonalds-and-us-labor-board-square-off-in-trial-3925" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reuters</a>, NLRB&#8217;s general counsel issued complaints in 2014, eventually consolidating a case for trial against the company and franchisees in six cities. </span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">Attorney Robert Brody, who represents New York City franchisees in the case, backed McDonald&#8217;s claiming &#8220;McDonald&#8217;s may provide the &#8216;cookbook,&#8217; but franchisees make their own decisions on employment issues. </span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">A lot remains to be seen how the trial will play out, but all of franchising is keeping a close eye on how it develops. </span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">To read the original Reuters story, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mcdonalds-unions-idUSKCN0WC2IS?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=mcdonalds-and-us-labor-board-square-off-in-trial-3925" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>. </span></div><div style="  font-style: normal; normal;  normal;"></div>

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