Last week, Nation’s Restaurant News did us all a huge favor by reporting on where each presidential candidates stands on issues pertaining to the restaurant industry. So now we are going to do you a favor by summarizing it all.
- Minimum wage: Supports a $12-per-hour federal minimum wage
- Healthcare: Wants to “defend and expand” the Affordable Care Act
- Joint employer: Will uphold the joint-employer ruling
- Immigration: Supports a pathway to citizenship
- Employee protections: Wants up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, while receiving at least 2/3 of current wages
- Minimum wage: Should remain a local/state issue, but open to a $10-per-hour federal minimum wage
- Healthcare: Repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would include menu-labeling regulations
- Joint employer: No official position
- Immigration: Wants to deport illegal immigrants
- Employee protections: No official position
Immigration has been a hugely controversial topic throughout this election period.
As it currently stands, the specifics regarding acquiring a Green Card (through completing forms such as i-130a for example, whereby spouses can be sponsored for permanent residency in the United States) are unlikely to change dramatically.
Nonetheless, as for what the future might hold for US immigration law, it seems that only time will tell.
So who do you think will be better for the franchising industry – Clinton or Trump?
