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title: "Nation's Restaurant News: McDonald's and NLRB reach settlement in joint-employer case"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/501aee28-1f76-4fc4-a554-d4e710446095
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-mcdonalds-and-nlrb-reach-settlement-in-joint-employer-case-2705969
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2018-03-20T14:09:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:34:33.300Z
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# Nation's Restaurant News: McDonald's and NLRB reach settlement in joint-employer case

**TL;DR:** McDonald's and the NLRB have reached a settlement in a joint-employer case, with details not disclosed. McDonald's reaffirmed that it is not a joint employer with franchisees.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-03-20. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-mcdonalds-and-nlrb-reach-settlement-in-joint-employer-case-2705969).*

## Story

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) once accused McDonald's of using a joint employer system as part of an unfair treatment of workers. According to a recent article in Nation's Restaurant News, this argument has been settled but details have not been made public. Following the settlement, McDonald's reaffirmed that it is not a joint employer with franchisees.

“The settlement allows our franchisees and their employees to move forward and resolves all matters without any admission of wrongdoing. Additionally, current and former franchisee employees involved in the proceedings are receiving long overdue satisfaction of their claims,” the brand said.

While the settlement is in progress, it has not been officially put into effect. It comes after multiple years of struggle between McDonald's and the NLRB. While the brand is relieved to end the long-standing litigation, there are groups that oppose the settlement. Fight for $15 believes that McDonald's should take responsibility for unjust labor practices.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- McDonald's (company)
- regulation (topic)
- joint employer (topic)
- NLRB (regulator)
- settlement (topic)
- labor practices (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-mcdonalds-and-nlrb-reach-settlement-in-joint-employer-case-2705969). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/501aee28-1f76-4fc4-a554-d4e710446095).