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01/25/2017 - Midnight Reads – McDonald’s Could Get Some Relief from Trump-Appointed Labor Regulators

McDonald’s Could Get Some Relief from Trump-Appointed Labor Regulators
– Salon
Trump’s administration could impact a pending case that would make McDonald’s liable for its franchisees.

How Andy Puzder’s Fast-Food Industry Sticks Taxpayers with The Cost of Supporting Its Workers
– The Los Angeles Times
A 2013 study by the Center for Labor Research and Education at UC Berkeley found that public assistance for front-line fast-food workers costs roughly $7 billion a year. The burdens that low-wage employers shift to taxpayers usually rear their head when a big company is caught steering its workers to public health or welfare programs.

T-Mobile’s Maverick CEO: “I Speak the Same Way My Customers Do”
– LinkedIn
From taunting competitors on Twitter, to using profanity during press conferences, the CEO of T-Mobile talks about how he is “reshaping the rules” for leading a large brand and the impact it has had on the public perception of his company.

Millennials Let Their Grandparents Decide Local Elections
– Governing
Young people rarely vote in presidential races and even less often in mayoral contests. See which cities have the biggest generation gap in turnout.