Over the last 8 years or so, the ever-changing landscape of employment laws has arguably posed an existential threat to franchising. The franchise business model may not make sense if
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In Williams v. Jani-King, counsel for Jani-King has requested the Third Circuit en banc reconsider its decision to allow class certification to franchisees who claim to be employees, rather
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The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor has issued the much-anticipated Administrator’s Interpretation on Misclassification.
As the guidance makes clear, employers misclassifying employees as independent contractors
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