Major companies are joining forces in ways that will drastically change commerce and business models as we know them. There is a major shift coming for the policies that matter most to operators and how they should be handled within federal, state and local governments. This week, the Align crews gives analysis about what is changing and why employers should keep one eye on tomorrow and another on future tech disruptions. Plus, this week's legislative scorecard has NLRB and wage news including an update about the DC restaurant that stuck a three percent surcharge on every bill to pay for minimum wage increases. It didn't work out so well.