It’s the holiday season, but franchise lawyers may find little in recent events to celebrate. The challenges just keep on coming!
Most recently, we’ve been challenged by California’s AB5 legislation
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As noted in our first post on this topic, California’s AB-5 codified the employment test set forth in Dynamex Operations West v. Superior Court of Los Angeles, 4 Cal. 5th
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“Some day, California’s going to fall into the ocean” usually refers to the San Andreas fault. Now it may refer to AB-5, and the future of the franchise industry in
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A wage and hour case before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, is the latest front in the joint employer battle. In Vazquez,
Continue Reading Not a Joint-Employer? Franchisors Now Need to Prove the Negative in California