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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Jan
12
2018
ICE Raids on 7-Eleven Franchise Stores Result in 21 Arrests Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
30
2020
Illinois’ New COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Order: Top 10 Changes Employers Need to Know Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
5
2013
Important Considerations for Buying a Franchise McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Feb
22
2024
Independent Review of Franchising Code – Final Report Released K&L Gates
Sep
18
2023
Industry and Labor Serve Up $20 Minimum Wage Deal for Fast Food Workers Proskauer Rose LLP
May
20
2021
Intellectual Property: Top 5 Tips for Brand Protection Katten
Jan
15
2012
International Franchise Association "IFA" Supports Business Activity Tax Simplification Act Armstrong Teasdale
Mar
22
2013
International Franchise Association Urges Massachusetts To Change Laws To Clarify That Franchisors Are Independent Contractors Armstrong Teasdale
Jun
30
2012
International Franchise Association: Supreme Court Ruling Puts Jobs At Franchise Businesses At Risk Armstrong Teasdale
Dec
15
2015
Is Franchise Tax Board Argument Nothing More Than Blowing In Wind? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
4
2013
Italian Franchisee Loses Lawsuit Brought Under The Laws Of . . . California? Armstrong Teasdale
Jan
13
2020
Jägerbomb: An Intoxicatingly Accidental Franchise Foley & Lardner LLP
May
18
2015
Joint Employer Status for Franchisors Sees Some Reprieve, But Not Enough Yet for Celebration Foley & Lardner LLP
May
30
2020
Key Legal Considerations For Franchised Businesses Reopening During COVID-19 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
20
2023
Labor Trends in Restaurant Industry: How QSRs and Gen Z are Impacting Employee Activism Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
5
2012
Lack Of Incentives Continues To Discourage Film Production In Nevada Armstrong Teasdale
Jan
25
2012
Lawsuit Regarding Strip Club Ad Highlights Importance Of Franchise Brand Management Armstrong Teasdale
Mar
20
2015
Legal Considerations for Homebuilder Franchises Bilzin Sumberg
Jan
13
2020
Limits to the WFDL: Distributor Must Honor Forum Selection Clause Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
30
2023
Louisiana Franchise Tax Phase-Out Vetoed by Governor Jones Walker LLP
Mar
29
2013
Major Decision on 2006 Michigan Cable Law Varnum LLP
Jul
26
2021
Managing Multiple Bidders in the Sale of a Company Mintz
Nov
21
2012
Managing the Risks of Black Friday Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
5
2019
Maryland Federal Court Denies Untimely Request to Vacate Arbitration Award Carlton Fields
Sep
22
2020
Massachusetts District Court Rejects Employee Classification for Franchisees Hunton Andrews Kurth
Apr
16
2015
Massachusetts Highest Court Holds Businesses Not Required to Permit Tipping Under State Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
31
2022
Massachusetts’ Franchisee Classification To Be Resolved Using Independent Contractor Test ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jun
22
2022
McDonald’s Closure of Russian Locations Spotlights the Proper Way to Franchise Internationally Stark & Stark
Dec
4
2013
Michigan Court Enforces Oral Agreement to Arbitrate Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
5
2020
Miles of Deceit: Protecting Yourself From Duplicitous Dealers Selling Out Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb
1
2017
Must False Statement To Franchisee Be Made “In this state”? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Oct
5
2022
NASAA Shuts Down Use of Acknowledgments and Questionnaires in Franchise Sales Process Polsinelli PC
Sep
14
2018
National Labor Relations Board Proposes New Joint-Employer Rule Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
24
2018
National Labor Relations Board Released Proposed Rule to Undo Browning-Ferris Stark & Stark
Jan
23
2015
Navigating the Cyber Liability Storm – Part I Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jan
23
2015
Navigating the Cyber Liability Storm – Part II Dickinson Wright PLLC
May
14
2023
NC Retail Permits Cancelled – But a Solution Is Available Ward and Smith, P.A.
Oct
29
2011
Negotiating Franchise Sales In California Armstrong Teasdale
Sep
2
2012
Nevada Declares September 1st Franchise Appreciation Day Armstrong Teasdale
Jun
13
2013
Nevada Has Film Tax Incentives! Armstrong Teasdale
Sep
19
2014
Nevada Supreme Court Upholds Fraud Verdict Against The California Franchise Tax Board Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
21
2017
New Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing Faegre Drinker
May
17
2017
New Arizona Law Releases Chokehold on Franchise Employment Status Dilemma Dickinson Wright PLLC
Aug
14
2013
New Franchise Legislation In California Tabled Until Next Year Armstrong Teasdale
Jun
27
2014
New Franchise Legislation in Canada Dickinson Wright PLLC
May
6
2016
New Georgia Law Says Franchisors Generally Not Employers of Franchisees or Franchisees’ Workers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
26
2011
New Gift Card Rules from FinCEN Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
7
2014
New Jersey Court Dismisses Claims Against Shareholders of Defunct Corporation Faegre Drinker
Aug
7
2015
New Joint Employer Doctrine and Hybrid Test Increase Possible Liability Under Title VII in Fourth Circuit Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Dec
8
2017
New Labor Board GC Signals Overturning Obama-Era Rulings, But Anticipated Vacancies and Recusals Create Uncertainty Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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