Franchising

Visitors to the National Law Review searching for the latest laws, legislation, and litigation surrounding franchising law, you can find up-to-date stories in the United States and internationally. Issues regarding substantial association with franchise and trademarks, unfair terms legislation, franchise taxes, or healthcare franchising, are among the many stories and news which is covered for visitors by the National Law Review.

Joint employer status can often affect liability claims when they are being litigated. The legal experts at the National Law Review cover the changing litigation surrounding the joint-employer standard coming out of the NLRB.  Further, international law, or companies that operate in multiple states, or are multinational companies, are affected by franchise law in the United States, and international laws that are also binding on those companies. Different trade agreements, contract terms, and negotiations are also going to affect the manner in which franchises are handled, when cases are being litigated, or when terms are being decided upon between companies/organizations. 

Other areas of law can also interact with how franchise law is litigated or settled. In immigration cases, where agencies are targeting a specific franchise, immigration laws may apply when determining a case’s outcome. Depending on the size of the franchise, and whether it’s bylaws and incorporating documents have different clauses or international provisions, are also areas that can greatly impact how certain cases will be litigated. Choice of forum clauses, choice of law clauses, and various other contractual obligations, terms, and implications, can greatly impact the area of franchise law for many organizations.

The National Law Review providers visitors with the latest news, stories, and litigation that is taking place in the area of franchise law. From the FTC’s Franchise Rule to learning about new franchises being opened, to contract terms being litigated, visitors will always find the latest details, and information, on the National Law Review.

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Apr
23
2014
Delaware Increases Annual Franchise Taxes Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jan
21
2020
Department of Labor Clarifies that Franchising Does Not Make Joint-Employer Status More Likely under FLSA Polsinelli PC
Nov
22
2023
Did We Accidentally Create a Franchise? Ward and Smith, P.A.
Oct
9
2012
Does Your Franchise Agreement Address Group Arbitration? Armstrong Teasdale
Jan
12
2024
DOL Announces Final Rule Affecting Independent Contractor Classification Under the FLSA K&L Gates
Aug
13
2019
Don’t Feel Bad for Protecting Your Franchise and Trademark Rights Foley & Lardner LLP
Sep
17
2015
Draft DOL Policy Lists ‘Economic Realities’ as Key OSHA Test of Joint Employer Status Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
1
2016
Electronic and Courier Delivery Coming to Ontario Dickinson Wright PLLC
Dec
3
2015
Electronic Disclosure: Canadian Franchise Association Proposes Changes to Arthur Wishart Act Dickinson Wright PLLC
Sep
22
2022
Eleventh Circuit Serves a Whopper of a Ruling on Franchisor’s ‘No-Poach’/‘No-Hire’ Agreement With Franchisees Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Sep
29
2014
Employment Law Summer Recap 2014: Part 10 of 11 – Derek Jeter and Big Macs: What Will Happen to Their Franchises Now? Mintz
May
22
2023
ESMA Issues Opinion on Undue Costs of UCITS and AIFS K&L Gates
Jul
20
2021
European Distribution Rules Latest: Dual Pricing, Shared Exclusivity In; Map Policies Still Out K&L Gates
Nov
11
2020
Evolving Worker Classification Standards and the Future of Franchising Polsinelli PC
Jun
22
2023
Exploring Franchising: Legal and Business Considerations for Launching a Successful Franchise Varnum LLP
May
14
2013
Fast Food Restaurant Strikes Spread To St. Louis, Detroit Armstrong Teasdale
Jun
28
2023
Federal Court Deals with Personal Jurisdiction and Choice of Law Issues Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
5
2020
Federal Court Denies Class Certification of 7-Eleven Franchisees in Misclassification Suit Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
28
2021
Federal Court Dismisses Case When Franchisee Association Fails to Satisfy Requirements to Establish Associational Standing Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
1
2023
Federal Court in 9th Circuit Orders Operators of 14 Bay Area Subway Locations to Pay Employees Nearly $1m In Wages, Damages; Sell or Shut Down Their Businesses U.S. Department of Labor
May
7
2024
Federal Court Strikes Down NLRB’s Expansive Joint Employer Rule (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
11
2023
Federal District Court Offers Broad Ruling on a Franchisor and Individual Officer’s Motion to Dismiss Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
23
2013
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the “Internet of Things”: Franchisor on the Hook Mintz
Mar
11
2023
Federal Trade Commission Continues Policy Initiatives by Seeking Public Comment on Franchisor-Franchisee Relationships Mintz
Aug
28
2012
Fiscal Times Discusses Taxes On Out-Of-State Franchise Companies Armstrong Teasdale
Aug
6
2012
Flap Over Chick-Fil-A Stance Highlights Risk For Franchise Systems Armstrong Teasdale
Oct
28
2021
Flipping Your Business into the United States: Meet the Delaware C Corporation Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
11
2012
Form W-2 Reporting for Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage: Is Your Franchise System Prepared? Armstrong Teasdale
Mar
17
2015
Franchise Agreement Transfer Provisions in the Hospitality Industry Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
23
2013
Franchise Businesses Driving Job Growth Nationwide Armstrong Teasdale
Sep
14
2021
Franchise Issues Arising Out of the Upcoming Employer Mandates of COVID-19 Vaccinations Polsinelli PC
Apr
25
2014
Franchise Law in Canada: Where We Are and Where We are Headed Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jun
17
2013
Franchise Tax Board (FTB) Fights Underground Regulation Determination – Why Won’t It Simply Do What’s Right? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
2
2013
Franchisee Audit Results in Trademark and Breach-of-Contract Action by California Closet Co. Against Franchisee and its Guarantor Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
31
2016
Franchisee Can’t Work Its Way Out of Trademark Infringement and Breach of Contract Litigation on Jurisdictional Grounds Proskauer Rose LLP
 

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