Millions of low-paid workers will benefit from this obscure new policy

The National Labor Relations Board recently changed its standard in deciding when two companies are considered joint employers.

The new rule will expand the number of companies that must take part in labor negotiations along with their franchisees or independent contractors.

McDonald’s is among the companies that have successfully fought such accountability.

The board was flooded with more than 13,000 public comments.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce describes the labor board as “out-of-control” and files a lawsuit in a Texas federal court.

The latest joint-employer rule is not all that new.

It was the standard during the Obama administration.

The new rule essentially reinstates the older one.