By now, if you’re remotely interested in what happening at the NLRB, you are familiar with the McDonald’s joint employer case. If you’ve just crawled out from under a rock, this case will determine whether McDonald’s and its franchisees are joint employers. Currently they are not, which benefits companies, but this Board is not shy…

McDonald’s workers recently filed complaints with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 19 cities alleging burns from popping grease, lack of protective equipment, and other workplace hazards. The complaints are a tool to exert public pressure on McDonald’s as fast food workers campaign for $15 an hour wages and unionization. The Service…