Fox Rothschild LLP congratulates Eleanor Vaida Gerhards, John R. Gotaskie, Jr., Elizabeth D. Sigety, and Craig R. Tractenberg, who were featured among the 2019 “Legal Eagles” by Franchise Times magazine.
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Employers Beware: ICE Is Ramping Up I-9 Audits to Record Levels
On Fox’s Immigration View blog, my partner Alka Bahal provides a detailed exploration of the I-9 inspection process, in the wake of a recent surge in I-9 audits carried out
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Succession Plans that Succeed
Succession plans ask what will happen when the principal owner/operator is not available.
A succession plan may be coordinated
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Drafting Matters: Do your non-competes bind the correct parties?
A federal court in Colorado recently upheld a franchisor’s non-competition provision despite that state’s strong public policy against non-competes. The franchisor prevailed due to its thoughtful contract drafting and ability
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Happy Thanksgiving!
From our Family to Yours, all of the Franchise and Distribution attorneys of Fox Rothschild send to you the warmest Thanksgiving wishes. We are most thankful for our franchise friends
FDA releases new guidance on menu labeling rule
The Trump administration is moving forward with an Obama-era initiative requiring certain food establishments to list calorie information
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Save Local Business Act moves one step closer to limiting joint employer liability
The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce recently approved the “Save Local Business Act” (HR 3441 – Byrne). If enacted, the Act would limit joint employer
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Drafting Matters: When non-competes and renewal provisions collide
If a franchisor waives the non-compete provision in its current franchise agreement, can it enforce a non-compete when the franchise agreement is renewed? According to a recent decision by the
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Janitorial services franchisor cleans up on joint employer claim
Janitorial services franchisor Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc. (“Jan-Pro”) is not the employer of its unit franchisees, according to a recent California federal court decision. Roman v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l, Inc.
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Accidental Franchisor in Hot Water
Safe Step Walk In Tub Co. (“Safe Step”) failed to take the requisite “safe steps” before potentially becoming an accidental franchisor. In Safe Step Walk In Tub Co. v. CKH
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