The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce recently approved the “Save Local Business Act” (HR 3441 – Byrne). If enacted, the Act would limit joint employer
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Janitorial services franchisor cleans up on joint employer claim
Janitorial services franchisor Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc. (“Jan-Pro”) is not the employer of its unit franchisees, according to a recent California federal court decision. Roman v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l, Inc.
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More Franchise Insurance Issues You Need To Consider (Part Two)
In my last post, I outlined some practice pointers and issues to consider when addressing a franchise system’s typically universal requirement to add the franchisor as an additional insured under
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Joint employer claims move forward against hotel franchisor in sexual servitude suit
Browning-Ferris based claims against hotel franchisor Marriott International Incorporated (“Marriott”) will move forward, according to an Illinois federal court. The suit seeks to hold Marriott liable as a joint employer
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NLRB Office of General Counsel: Franchisor is NOT joint employer with franchisee
In what many in the industry are likely to see as a commonsense result, a recent advice memorandum issued by the NLRB Office of General Counsel (“OGC”) concluded that franchisor
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Watch Where You Place That Pickle! NLRB Rules Against Burger King Franchisee For “Union Busting” Activities
Last month the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that a multi-unit Burger King franchisee violated the National Labor
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Can I Ban My Employees from Gossiping? (The NLRB Says “No”, Again)
Whenever I present on franchise issues, at least one audience member invariably raises a question respecting what franchisors and franchisees can and cannot do vis-a-vis monitoring and controlling the discussions
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Court Strikes Down Rule Mandating Union Posters
In an important decision today, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down a controversial rule requiring employers to post information respecting their employees’ right to
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