On Wednesday, the Department of Labor issued a guidance during a case involving employees at McDonalds franchises. This guidance is an effort to clarify issues associated with joint employment. Currently there is a case involving McDonalds that is trying to determine if the company is responsible for employees at its franchised stores. It is often critical to determine joint employment when a worker is seeking unpaid wages owed to them.
See "Labor Department Clarifies Employment Guidelines", Naom Scheiber, New York Times, January 20, 2016