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Franchising Threat No. 1: The PRO Act

By Natalma M. McKnew & John Gotaskie on August 19, 2021

The PRO Act would do serious, and perhaps mortal, damage to the franchise industry. It would make sweeping changes to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the Labor Management Relations…
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Posted in Business Updates, Industry Updates

Legal Threats to the Franchise Industry: Is this the Apocalypse? (Part 1)

By Natalma M. McKnew & John Gotaskie on August 18, 2021

Omens of the Apocalypse for the franchise industry are everywhere:

  • The pending Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act;
  • The return of David Weill, author of Fissured Employment and chief

…
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Posted in Business Updates, Industry Updates

Franchises Have NIL Questions . . . We Have (Some) Answers

By John Gotaskie on July 25, 2021

Starting on July 1, 2021. the NCAA permitted student-athletes throughout the country to profit from their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”). This decision marks a major shift from the NCAA’s…
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Posted in Business Updates, Regulatory Compliance

Popular Franchise Funding Source (EB-5 Program) Rocked by Two Major Developments

By John Gotaskie on July 5, 2021

With Ali Brodie

EB-5 Investments are a popular way of raising capital for franchise expansion. So it came as a bit of a shock last week the EB-5 Program was…
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Posted in Business Updates, Legislative Updates

Franchise Agreements in Bankruptcy Cases and Business Restructurings

By John Gotaskie on July 1, 2021

Please join Elizabeth Rose of Caiola & Rose LLC, Jason Binford of the Texas Office of the Attorney General, and me, John Gotaskie, on July 14th for a 90 minute…
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Posted in Business Updates

Pennsylvania Edges Closer to Normalcy

By John Gotaskie on March 15, 2021

Big News from the Office of Pennsylvania Governor Wolf today! While there does not yet seem to be an Order, the Governor’s Office issued a press release today outlining significant…
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Posted in Business Updates

FTC: You Are Only as Good as Your Weakest Service Provider

By John Gotaskie on February 27, 2021

Contributed by Odia Kagan.

This blog has discussed the importance of ensuring and auditing your vendors’ data security practices. A recent enforcement action from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…
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Posted in Regulatory Compliance

Insurance Coverage for Pandemic Losses Hard to Come By

By John Gotaskie on January 31, 2021
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Wooden Blocks with the text: Claim Denied. Insurance Business concept.

Back at the beginning of the pandemic, there was a flurry of articles that maybe, just maybe, insurance would cover losses at businesses closed by the pandemic. I was skeptical.
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Posted in Legal Decisions

What Franchising Needs to Know about the New COVID-19 Relief Law

By John Gotaskie on December 28, 2020
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Congress passed a wide-ranging COVID-19 relief package on December 22, 2020, that provides over $900 billion in aid to individuals and businesses. President Trump has now signed the relief bill,

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Posted in Legislative Updates

Happy Holidays from the Franchise and Distribution Team at Fox Rothschild

By John Gotaskie on December 22, 2020

Warmest Wishes for Happy Holidays with your colleagues, friends and loved ones–remotely, of course! And, to all of those with an empty box on the Zoom or empty seat at…
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