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
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Webinar: The Pandemic’s Impact on I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification
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
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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
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Franchising Threat No. 3: Other State Legislation and Policies
The California version of the ABC test is arguably the most hostile to franchising. Nonetheless, the risk is not confined to California.
This is because the ABC employee classification test,
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Franchising Threat No. 2: Joint Employment is BACK!
The second troublesome threat is the joint employment standard. The Obama Adminstration DOL caused angst in the franchise industry in January 2016, when it adopted a joint employment standard that
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Franchising Threat No. 1: The PRO Act
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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Legal Threats to the Franchise Industry: Is this the Apocalypse? (Part 1)
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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Franchises Have NIL Questions . . . We Have (Some) Answers
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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Popular Franchise Funding Source (EB-5 Program) Rocked by Two Major Developments
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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Franchise Agreements in Bankruptcy Cases and Business Restructurings
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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