House Democrats Subpoena NLRB Over Joint-Employer Records (3)

House Democrats issued a subpoena Tuesday for National Labor Relations Board documents related to its joint-employer rulemaking and a massive unfair labor practice case against McDonald’s Corp., after agency officials refused to hand them over.

The House Committee on Education and Labor seeks four types of documents. The first two relate to member William Emanuel’s participation in the McDonald’s case, which was settled in the fast-food giant’s favor in December, and in helping to craft a rule restricting when franchisers and businesses that use workers hired by third parties can be jointly liable for labor law violations.

The panel ...