The decision by federal regulators could change the lives of millions of the lowest paid workers in America, and open the door to accusations accused McDonald by low wages and poor working conditions in restaurants.
The decision of the regional offices of the National Labor Relations Board New York (NLRB), the actions of the hamburger chain McDonald huge responsibility on wages and working conditions with the operators of restaurants franchisees.
McDonald is now a "joint employer" in 113 unfair labor complaints from employees of the franchise are currently in the country pending filed after Micah Wissinger, lawyer Levy Ratner, the law firm, called the NYC fast-food workers. The designation would workers to protest a greater say in future studies that better wages and better working conditions, or dismissal decisions.
The decision "leaves no doubt" that the workers are employees of the McDonald franchise Saaid Mark Barenberg, Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. "The determination of the NLRB General Counsel has change the potential decades of industry strategy of fast food" Right Outsourcing "franchisee responsibility for ensuring the rights of workers. Companies like McDonalds an intermediary play between them and the workers, but they clearly control franchise hiring decisions. "
The decision requires McDonald to take the responsibility for the treatment of employees in more than 14,000 restaurants that bear his name. Workers demanding better wages and working conditions can now call the fast-food chain and a franchise business with lawsuits against the company.
The decision also has an impact on other burger chains such as Burger King and many other fast food brands like KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, Yum possession! But mainly operated franchise brands.
McDonald argues that does not conduct hiring, firing, wages or hours of employees in their franchised restaurants.
Eiker Richard, who worked in a McDonald's in Kansas City for 30 years, so the company continuously monitors its franchisees with software monitoring, inspections and visits to the "secret shoppers" in place to monitor all aspects of operation.
A spokesman for the U.S. McDonald told the Associated Press that the company appeal the decision.
David French, vice president of the National Retail Federation, told the New York Times that the decision "outrageous".
"This is just further proof that the NLRB has created all credibility as a government organization to be lost to protect workers and is now just a government agency that organized labor adds, who has struggled with this decision for a number of years as a means easier to unionize companies and entire industries, "French said.
The affair was organized by the organizers to work with the support of the Service Employees International Union United Services, the demonstrations across the country for better wages and more stable working hours for employees of fast food to put the tip.
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