Business Coalition Wages War Against Biden’s Joint Employer Rule

The International Franchise Association and more than 60 other industry groups, including those representing convenience stores, grocers and car rental companies, are launching a lobbying campaign on Capitol Hill against a new rule expanding shared corporate liability for workers.

The rule would hold not only a franchise but its corporate brand responsible for labor violations. The lobbying effort is bringing together a cross section of business interests, including the US Chamber of Commerce and a who’s who of household brands.

FedEx Corp., Home Depot, Yum! Brands, the National Retail Federation and the National Association of Manufacturers, have ...