William Emanuel

Ethics investigation In February 2018, ProPublica reported that the NLRB Inspector General is investigating whether Emanuel violated government ethics rules. In December 2017, the NLRB had voted 3–2 to reverse its August 2015 determination that franchising involves joint employment. In February 2018, the NLRB vacated that decision after the NLRB's Inspector General reported that Emanuel should have been recused because he had been the franchiser's attorney in the 2015 matter.

Personal life Emanuel died in April 2025.