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The slogan of Smokey the Bear is that “Only you can prevent forest fires.” This may also be true of franchise professionals when it comes to egregious franchise fraud. The good news is that our profession is stepping up and that such pernicious fraud is becoming increasingly rare.
Continue Reading Only YOU Can Prevent Franchise FraudIt’s Right to Be Concerned about Making Sure PPP Funds Were Used Properly (The DOJ Is Looking for Bank Fraud)
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The U.S. Department of Justice has recently begun charging defendants…
Continue Reading It’s Right to Be Concerned about Making Sure PPP Funds Were Used Properly (The DOJ Is Looking for Bank Fraud)Wall Street tells us more about ourselves than perhaps we really want to know. The…
Continue Reading Franchising Follows Consumer PreferencesEnvironmental, Social and Governance: What Franchise Businesses Need to Know (Updated)
The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) movement is presenting companies challenging — but important —…
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Recently we discussed the headwinds that remain for the franchise community as a result of policy changes coming from Washington and the various state capitols. What should franchisors consider as…
Continue Reading Franchisors: We Offer The Following Prescription for Your ConsiderationIn recent blogs, we identified serious threats to the franchise industry – the Protect the Right to Organize (“PRO”) Act, joint employer standards, state ABC laws, and…
Continue Reading Franchise Industry Calamity Averted, For NowMediation is very effective in resolving disputes. Franchisors are enthusiastic about mediation, especially pre-suit, because it can eliminate the need to disclose settlements to prospective franchisees otherwise required under the…
Continue Reading Tips for Enforcing that Mediated Franchise Settlement AgreementYou never, ever mention your competitors in your marketing and advertising. Unless maybe you attack them. That’s Marketing 101, right?
Well, the conventional wisdom appears to be wrong.
Recent research…
Continue Reading Franchisors: Praising Your Competitors Might Promote Your BrandOn September 28, 2021, Fox Rothschild partner Craig Tractenberg with Rochelle Spandorf from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP provided perspectives on drafting licenses and distribution agreements respecting the evergreen issue of…
Continue Reading The Accidental Franchise: An Evergreen IssueRecently, I moderated a panel for an International Franchise Association webinar called “From Venture Capital to Private Equity: Franchise Investment Trends and Terms”. I was fortunate to have fantastic panelists:…
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Third-party food delivery services via app (e.g., DoorDash, GrubHub, Uber Eats, Postmates, etc.) have become–especially in these pandemic times–a vital part of the restaurant industry ecosystem. And we know that…
Continue Reading New York City Passes Sweeping Food Delivery App Laws
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed a lot of things, including employment verification. Does your franchise system understand the special provisions the federal government instituted in the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification…
Continue Reading Webinar: The Pandemic’s Impact on I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification
Franchising Threat No. 4: The Deus Ex Machina (A Biden Executive Order)
While the Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act was passed by the House of Representatives, it has not been made part of the Biden administration’s infrastructure efforts thus far…
Continue Reading Franchising Threat No. 4: The Deus Ex Machina (A Biden Executive Order)