As we enter the NFL Conference Championship weekend, we can fully understand “playing ‘til the whistle”, but relating that notion to the remnants of the Obama labor legacy is something different at this address. Notwithstanding, that seems to be precisely what the outgoing Department of Labor is doing as relates its permanently enjoined “Persuader Rule”…
Read More »Missouri is poised to soon become the 28th right-to-work state in the nation. The Show Me state’s House of Representatives debated a right-to-work bill on the House floor this week and gave the measure initial approval Wednesday. HB 91 would free union non-members from any legal obligation to pay fees to a union that bargains…
Read More »It seems one defeat after another of late in court to stop wage hikes or other employee benefit mandates and Massachusetts is no exception. Six employer associations filed suit in 2015 in federal court alleging that the new earned sick leave mandate violated federal labor law by requiring certain benefits of parties to collective bargaining…
Read More »Last week, the Department of Labor (DOL) made good on its promise to appeal the federal court decision that overturned its overtime regulation and then went one better – asking the court to expedite the hearing on its appeal. Formally, the department asked that the court order the appeal fully briefed by February 7, which…
Read More »Department of Labor Secretary Tom Perez filed notice yesterday that the Department of Labor is appealing the federal court decision that overturned the department’s overtime regulation. The new overtime rule was enjoined by the federal court in Texas last week, thereby preventing it from taking effect as scheduled yesterday, December 1, 2016. The appeal, filed…
Read More »Federal Judge Amos Mazzant, presiding over the US District Court for the Eastern District in Sherman, Texas this week granted an emergency, nationwide injunction against the implementation of the new overtime regulation from the Department of Labor. The DOL rule would have more than doubled the salary threshold for payment of overtime (the so-called “white…
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Attorney Ron Gardner, partner in the Minnesota based law firm of Dady & Gardner P.A. and a recognized expert in franchise law, makes a solid case for adoption of fair franchising laws across the country in a piece posted on the AAFD website. Attorney Gardner is the counsel of record for the amicus curiae brief…
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Provisions of Dunkin’s franchise agreement seems to be at the heart of lawsuits involving ten Dunkin Donut and DD-BR Combo shops in Richmond, VA. It’s been reported that claims and counterclaims have been filed in the VA courts and that the shops remain closed while the issues are in mediation.
Read More »Riding the Circuits is a new column at ddifo.mynewsitepreview.com that summarizes recent court cases and their relevance to Dunkin’ Donuts franchise owners. The following summaries were prepared by Attorney Jeffrey M. Goldstein, of Goldstein Counselors at Law, Leesburg, VA. DDIFO members read more….
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