Mealey's ( August 10, 2021, 7:32 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Settlement agreements between a fast food franchisor and franchisees accused of retaliating against workers involved in an organizing campaign for higher pay and now being challenged by two unions were reached via compromise and approved after changes to the joint-employer standard, the National Labor Relations Board argues in a brief filed Aug. 3 in the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals opposing the unions’ arguments that they should be permitted to present new evidence and challenging the standard of review used by the NLRB....