NLRB General Counsel Advocates Board to Adopt Broader Joint Employment Test

The National Labor Relation Board’s (NLRB) General Counsel, Richard Griffin, recently issued multiple unfair labor practice complaints, finding that a nationwide company along with its franchisees are “joint employers” responsible for the treatment of franchisees workers. Underlying the General Counsel’s decision is the position he has staked out before the NLRB in connection with another pending case, Browning-Ferris Indus., 32-RC-109864.