“It is the purpose of this Act to . . . govern franchise agreements . . . to the full extent consistent with the Constitution of the United States .
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SEIU Now Targeting Franchisees
Opening a new front in the War Against Franchising, the Wall Street Journal is reporting today that the Service Employees
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Start the FTC and State Annual Update and Renewal Process Now!
Many franchisors’ fiscal year ended on December 31st. The FTC gives a franchisor 120 days to update its franchise disclosure document (FDD) but you should be gathering the information needed
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Do You Have a Plan for Deploying Monitoring and Tracking Software? (If not, the FTC may want to speak with you.)
Aaron’s, a national Rent-to-Own retail store with approximately 1,300 corporate locations and 700 franchised locations, recently reached a consent agreement (pdf) with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) respecting its privacy
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You’ve Been Served . . . via Facebook?
There has recently been much discussion regarding service of legal process–things like complaints, writs and subpoenas–via Facebook and other social media. You may recall some hyperbolic media reporting earlier this
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FTC Reinforces Endorsement Guides–With Video!
Today the Federal Trade Commission issued updated guidance regarding endorsements. As you may recall, the FTC last issued endorsement guidance in June 2010. That guidance focused on three major
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The FTC Is Monitoring Data Breaches . . . And Appears to Be Eager to Bring Enforcement Actions When Policy Isn’t Matched by Practice
A few months ago we wrote about the FTC’s decision to launch a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights. One of the more interesting things about the Bill of Rights
The “Do Not Track” Button: If only a large office supply chain could start making those as well.
By now, you have almost certainly seen the reports that the White House and the Federal Trade Commission want a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights with seven principles:
- Individual Control
What Does Our Online Privacy Policy Say About Apps?
Compliance with online privacy rules just got a little more complicated. The Wall Street Journal is reporting late this afte
rnoon that California Attorney General Kamala Harris has reached an
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