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Natalma M. McKnew

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Franchisors: We Offer The Following Prescription for Your Consideration

By Natalma M. McKnew on October 31, 2021

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…
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Franchise Industry Calamity Averted, For Now

By Natalma M. McKnew on October 30, 2021

In 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…
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Franchising Threat No. 4: The Deus Ex Machina (A Biden Executive Order)

By Natalma M. McKnew & John Gotaskie on August 30, 2021

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

By Natalma M. McKnew & John Gotaskie on August 29, 2021

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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Posted in Business Updates, Industry Updates, Joint Employer

Franchising Threat No. 2: Joint Employment is BACK!

By Natalma M. McKnew & John Gotaskie on August 22, 2021

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

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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WHIPLASH! A stunningly fast reversal of labor policies

By Natalma M. McKnew on February 25, 2021

It was predictable – even inevitable – that the Biden administration would reverse much of Trump’s labor oeuvre. But no one could have predicted how quickly! In a little more…
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Posted in Joint Employer, Risk Management

A COVID Bonus for Trademark Owners: Presumptive Injunctive Relief and Sweeping Away Old Marks

By Natalma M. McKnew on January 10, 2021

Buried deep in the roughly 5,500 pages of the most recent COVID relief legislation are two unexpected gifts for trademark owners. One of those gifts, the Trademark Modernization Act:…
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Unintended Consequences? The Employment Battle Threatens Franchising

By Natalma M. McKnew on January 5, 2021

The one-two punch of state and federal employment standards activity poses an existential threat to franchising; many commentators, including this one, have acknowledged that fact. But why? Did the California…
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Posted in Business Updates, Joint Employer

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