Split 9th Circuit:  McDonald’s Isn’t Joint Employer Liable For Overtime Claims

Mealey's (October 2, 2019, 1:25 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — McDonald’s Corp. and its subsidiaries aren’t a joint employer of franchised locations' workers and can’t be found liable for workers’ overtime claims, a split Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Oct. 1 (Guadalupe Salazar, et al. v. McDonald’s Corp., et al., No. 17-15673, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 29500)....