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Protesters rally for higher pay in front of a McDonald's, Wednesday, April 15, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Union-funded activist group ‘sole reason’ for McDonald’s complaint: Labor board

Sean Higgins · October 20, 2015 7:38 pm

Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., left, chairman of the House Education Committee, and Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., right, chairman of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, areÂ questioning a proposed new rule by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration.Â (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP challenges new rules proposed by OSHA

Sean Higgins · October 14, 2015 9:44 pm

"The failure of respondent McDonald's to comply with the subpoenas â¦ has impeded and continues to impede the Board's prosecution of the unfair labor practices charges," said the National Labor Relations Board.Â (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

McDonald’s frustrating labor board with subpoenaed docs

Sean Higgins · October 14, 2015 4:01 am

The hearing concerned legislation called the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act, which wouldÂ limit the legal definitionÂ of a joint employer to two or more businesses that have "actual, direct andÂ immediate control" over a groupÂ of workers. (AP Photo)Â

Small business owners urge lawmakers to curb NLRB

Sean Higgins · September 29, 2015 6:23 pm

Cuomo claims that taxpayers are subsidizing the fast food industry through any public assistance its workers receive from the state. (AP File Photo)

Cuomo’s $15/hour fast food folly

Chris Covucci · September 29, 2015 4:01 am

Hotel ownersÂ are worried about the NLRB's complaint against McDonald's Corp., charging that it is a "joint employer" with its franchisees and therefore legally liable for labor violations at them. (AP Photo)Â

Rein labor board, hotel lobbyists demand

Sean Higgins · September 14, 2015 4:01 am

The board has a complaint pending against McDonald's Corp., arguing that it is a joint employer with its franchisees, even thought an estimated 90 percent of the restaurants are privately owned. (AP)

GOP announces bill to rein in labor agency

Sean Higgins · September 9, 2015 9:04 pm

Another labor board ruling on the issue is expected later this year in a case involving McDonald's Corp. on whether franchiser companies are legal responsible for violations by franchises. (AP Photo)

Businesses lobby Democrats to clamp down on labor board

Sean Higgins · August 31, 2015 11:03 pm

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs speaks during his daily news briefing in 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Business snagging top Obama strategists

Sean Higgins · June 15, 2015 4:01 am

McDonald's Corp. has hired former White House spokesman Robert Gibbs to be its new top public relations official. (AP File Photo)

McDonald’s hires former Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs

Sean Higgins · June 9, 2015 8:49 pm

The fast food industry grossed more than $191 billion in 2013, according to Statista. (AP Photo)Â

What is your state’s fast food ranking?

Emilie Padgett · June 6, 2015 4:01 am

US President Obama arrives to speak at Laborfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 1, 2014. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Comrades in arms

Sean Higgins · May 18, 2015 9:00 am