Society puts a lot of pressure on young people to get good grades in high school so they can go to a nice college and obtain a four-year degree. The fact of the matter is that not everybody is cut out for the traditional college experience, however. Sitting in a classroom setting isn’t optimal for everyone, and yet we keep urging high schoolers to dream big and apply to those educational institutions. What happened to vocational technical schools and why aren’t young people aware of them anymore?

The auto industry is experiencing a very particular and very damaging roadblock to bringing on new hires: the younger generations aren’t studying car mechanics like the generations before them did. Many vocational technical colleges are offering fewer automotive classes because the interest has dropped, meaning they are pumping out fewer and fewer auto mechanics each year.

With a much smaller pond to fish from, how can automotive companies find applicants for their increasing number of job opportunities?

The McDonald’s franchise has been under hot water since the NLRB issued a complaint against the franchise, alleging the franchisor and franchisees were classified as joint employers. This happened back in July and it is still a very hot topic. But what does this mean for franchisors? We spoke with attorney Lee Plave of Plave Koch PLC to get to the bottom of it.

As we are closing in on Thanksgiving, I wanted to share some of my gratitude with you.

I’m a part of a really great group called Entrepreneurs’ Organization. It’s peer-to-peer group with a purpose of building the world’s most influential community of entrepreneurs. If you’re not familiar with it, I suggest you check it out!

While employers are liable for the actions of their employees (specifically speaking, they are “vicariously liable”), franchisors don’t have to be – that is, if they have the right provisions written out. Laws vary from state to state but if you are a franchisor it’s a very good idea to check-in with your contractual obligations regarding your relationship with the franchisees, specifically concerning hiring and firing.

If you’ve skimmed business news recently, you know that McDonald’s is in some hot water over some of its recent terminations. A lawsuit is being filed against a New York location for allegedly firing employees for their involvement in union activities, according to this Bloomberg piece.