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title: "Agency Judge Strikes Down McDonald’s Labor Accord"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/50f63d9d-a6bf-4614-b13e-4db2d7a8093e
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/agency-judge-strikes-down-mcdonalds-labor-accord-2707204
category: "QSR"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "QSR"
topics: ["Regulation & legal","Operations"]
published: 2018-07-19T16:11:34.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:43:50.165Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/f2abb46708cad8451346bed42143b1c85920.jpg
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# Agency Judge Strikes Down McDonald’s Labor Accord

**TL;DR:** An administrative judge on the National Labor Relations Board has struck down a settlement between McDonald's and former franchise employees. The settlement aimed to resolve a dispute over employees allegedly fired for participating in the Fight for $15 movement.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-07-19. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/agency-judge-strikes-down-mcdonalds-labor-accord-2707204).*

## Story

McDonald’s Corp. suffered a setback in their efforts to resolve a long-running dispute with former franchise employees this week, reports Bloomberg .

An administrative judge on the National Labor Relations Board has tossed out a settlement that would prevent further litigation over a claim by former employees alleging they were fired for participating in the so-called Fight for $15, a national movement for union rights and a nationwide minimum wage of $15.

The franchise is not disputing the claim, instead arguing that it should not be liable as a “joint employer” with the franchisees who fired the claimants.

The proposed settlement was rejected due in part to a lack of “certain fundamental elements” and a “history of antagonism” suggesting the accord had little chance success, wrote the judge.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- McDonald's (company)
- regulation (topic)
- Bloomberg (company)
- National Labor Relations Board (regulator)
- joint employer (topic)
- labor dispute (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/agency-judge-strikes-down-mcdonalds-labor-accord-2707204). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/50f63d9d-a6bf-4614-b13e-4db2d7a8093e).