In a much-anticipated decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) yesterday declared war on small businesses across the country and on the franchise industry in particular by upholding the new expanded definition of joint-employer. By a partisan vote of 3-2, the full Board ruled that Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI) was a joint employer along with a…
Read More »With the Obama administration moving full bore on implementing its new overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the business advocate’s office within the Small Business Administration has formally requested that DOL allow more time for concerned individuals and small businesses to comment on the proposal. DOL’s Wage and Hour Division has proposed more…
Read More »Minimum wage increases continue to ripple across the country with the St. Louis Board of Alderman being the latest to propose a local minimum. The Board returned this week to debate a substitute proposal (the original called for $15/hour but couldn’t get enough support) that would hike the wage to $13/hour by 2020. Although it…
Read More »Following a committee vote last week, on a 6-1 vote, the Bangor city council endorsed an initiative petition being pushed by the left-leaning Maine Peoples Alliance that will increase the state minimum wage to $12/hour by 2020 and subsequently index the wage to inflation. The petition is slated to be on the November 2016 ballot. …
Read More »The California state senate yesterday moved the Fair Franchise bill (AB525) another step closer to becoming law when it approved the legislation and sent it to a final concurrence vote in the state Assembly before heading to Governor Jerry Brown for his signature. There were compromise amendments adopted in the senate to make the proposal…
Read More »Although in the wake of all the minimum wage increases we’ve seen of late, it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, many restauranteurs are now looking at eliminating tipping in their establishments and setting “all-inclusive” pricing in the future. The New York Times published a lengthy article last week explaining the issue and the correlation…
Read More »Although the DDIFO room block has officially closed, you can still register and attend the 2015 DDIFO National Conference. The conference is just a little over 3 short weeks away and you will want to be sure to attend. The conference will open with the fall meeting of the DDIFO Board of Directors on Monday,…
Read More »We found a report last week by the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston to be quite interesting and potentially game-changing. It seems that research done on colon cancer patients indicated that drinking four or more cups of caffeinated coffee tendered to more dramatically lower the likelihood of the cancer returning. The study, which was…
Read More »When it rains, it pours! McDonalds Corp, still reeling from a spate of bad news over the course of the past year or so, formally apologized this week for copying an advertising concept launched by a freelance writer and photographer. The ad series, which is comprised of a series of engagement photos between a man…
Read More »Yes, DDIFO is moving to a new office location just down the street, and we’ll be all settled and operating as of September 1, 2015. Our phone numbers will remain the same, but for purposes of US Mail deliveries, our new office address is listed below. Please make a note of it! DDIFO, Inc., 2…
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