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Franchising
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Franchise Law Update
Updating and Renewal Season Practice Pointer: Updating Often Overlooked FDD Disclosures
[caption id="attachment_1606" align="alignright" width="300"] Copyright: / 123RF Stock Photo[/caption] Practices can vary greatly from franchisor to franchisor when it comes to updating a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) at the end…
ZorBlog
News from Around the World: South Korea and Indonesia
By Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
South Korea Will Woods of Baker & McKenzie gave an update on the 14 February 2014 amendments to the Korean Fair Franchise Transactions Act. A few of the changes that…
ZorBlog
News from Around the World: Germany
By Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
Editor’s Note: This series of posts we’re calling “Around the World” come from a larger piece written by Shannon McCarthy and published in the October 2014 edition of the International…
Franchise Law Update
Will Generation X and Y Prompt New “Quasi-Franchising” Trend?
[caption id="attachment_1522" align="alignright" width="300"] Copyright: / 123RF Stock Photo[/caption] Recently the Wall Street Journal published an interesting article pondering the next frontier for franchising. In the article, the WSJ coined the…
EB-5 Insights
Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Speak at the Franchise Expo South
Last week, Greenberg Traurig EB-5 attorney Ali Brodie and Franchise & Distribution attorneys David Oppenheim and Alan Greenfield, spoke in Houston, Texas, at the Franchise Expo South sponsored by the…
Franchise Law Update
Ukraine Finally Adopts Long-Awaited Franchise Regulations
After a decade-long wait, Ukrainian franchise regulations will become effective on April 21, 2015. The new regulations are a first step toward resolving uncertainty that has plagued Ukrainian franchises since…
Employer Law Report
NLRB poised to relax standard for establishing joint employment; may mean more union issues in franchising and temporary service worker deals
By Brian Hall
On Friday, December 19, 2014, the NLRB General Counsel’s office issued complaints against McDonalds and 13 of its franchisees, alleging that they jointly retaliated against workers who participated in the…
Franchise Law Update
No Surprise: IFA Reports McDonald’s Led to an Uptick in NLRB Complaints
[caption id="attachment_1177" align="alignright" width="300"] Copyright: garsya / 123RF Stock Photo[/caption] The Wall Street Journal recently reported that, according to the International Franchise Association, there has been an increase in the…
Franchise Law Update
NLRB General Counsel Explains Controversial McDonalds Recommendation
National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Richard Griffin has come under fire recently for not issuing a memorandum explaining and detailing his rationale for his controversial recommendation this past July…
ZorBlog
News from Around the World: Brazil
By Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
Editor’s Note: This series of posts we’re calling “Around the World” come from a larger piece written by Shannon and published in the October 2014 edition of the International Bar…