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Franchisor Liability
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Ogletree Deakins Insights
New York State Senate Bill Would Make Fast-Food Franchisors Jointly and Severally Liable for Certain Labor Law Violations
By By: Jamie Haar, Sarah M. Zucco
Quick Hits The proposed New York State Fast Food Franchisor Accountability Act would make fast-food restaurant franchisors jointly and severally liable for violations of Chapter 31 of the New York…
Texas Employment Law Blog
When Franchisors Fail: Navigating Legal Accountability in Sexual Assault Cases
In recent years, the massage therapy industry has faced intense scrutiny due to a surge in sexual assault allegations against therapists, particularly within franchised establishments like Massage Envy. These incidents…
Employment Class Action Blog
Illinois District Court Rejects Bid to Hold Jimmy John’s Liable for Franchisees’ Employees
By Greg Mersol
Fast food enterprises are frequent targets for claimed wage and hour violations. Because in many instances the places where the plaintiff worked is actually a franchise, the scope of a…
Franchise Law Update
The Franchisor is Liable for Franchisee’s Submission of Fraudulent Tax Statements?!
In Lomeli v. Jackson Hewitt, Inc., the United States District Court in the Central District of California held that the plaintiff, Luis Lomeli (“Lomeli”), had submitted enough evidence to hold…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
McDonald’s Settles with Franchise Workers
I wrote about this McDonald's lawsuit a couple of years ago. See my prior post here. The lawsuit represented a new approach to franchisees. For years, even decades, persons suing…
Franchising & Distribution Law Blog
Franchisors caught in crosshairs of emerging technology versus privacy
A nearly 10-year-old Illinois privacy law that has sparked class action lawsuits against familiar tech companies such as Google, Facebook and Shutterfly has moved into the franchise industry. Following in…
Franchise Law Update
Rhode Island: Long arm of state courts may reach many out-of-state franchisors
Franchisors can be made to litigate in their franchisee’s state courts due to commonplace features of the franchisor/franchisee relationship, according to a recent Rhode Island court decision. In Korsak v.…
Franchise Law Update
New Texas Statute Attempts to Clarify Employer Standards for Franchisors
By Elizabeth Sigety, Fox Rothschild LLP
[caption id="attachment_1869" align="alignleft" width="300"] Copyright: deskcube / 123RF Stock Photo[/caption] There is further news from Texas relating to the classification of a franchisee and/or its employees as employees of a…
Labor & Employment Insights
Tennessee Takes Shot at NLRB in New Law Limiting Franchisor Liability
Franchisors in Tennessee can breathe a small sigh of relief thanks to a newly enacted state statute that seeks to limit their potential liability and strike back at the general…
California Workplace Law Blog
California Supreme Court Finds Franchisor Not Vicariously Liable for Sexual Harassment
In a case of first impression, Patterson v. Domino’s Pizza, LLC (Cal. Aug. 28, 2014) [124 FEP Cases 994], the California Supreme Court concludes franchising does not automatically create an…