Over two years ago, on December 1, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) published a food labeling
Continue Reading Enforcement is on the Menu: May 5, 2017 is the Deadline to Comply with Menu Labeling Rules
The Senate recently joined the House in approving a permanent ban on state and local governments taxing Internet access.
Continue Reading Dodging another legal patchwork: Congress approves permanent Internet tax ban
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
Continue Reading Joint employer claims move forward against hotel franchisor in sexual servitude suit
The Ontario government has released highly anticipated draft regulations under the recently enacted Healthy Menu Choices Act (the “Act”) that clarify the Act’s menu labeling requirements. Still, uncertainties remain –
Continue Reading Adding a dash of clarity: Ontario releases menu labeling law regulations
Each time franchisors update their franchise disclosure documents (“FDD”), they have a choice: whether or not to include financial performance representations (“FPR”). A new bill introduced by Representative Keith Ellison
Continue Reading Making SBA loans safer for franchisees…by mandating FPR’s?
“It is the purpose of this Act to . . . govern franchise agreements . . . to the full extent consistent with the Constitution of the United States .
Continue Reading The third party to your franchise agreement: Congress?
Under pressure from large retailers, trade associations and lawmakers, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) will delay rules requiring certain food establishments to list calories on their menus. The original
Continue Reading Count your calories and add 1 year: Final Menu Labeling Rule postponed until Dec. 2016
I continue with my seventh and final installment on Observations from the IFA Convention on the Ins and Outs of Financial Performance Representations (“FPRs”). Again, my thanks to Max Schott
Continue Reading Can You Put Information from FPRs in Your Advertising? Very Carefully.
Registration and renewal season is here for many franchisors, and state comment letters offer a glimpse of the hot-button issues in franchise disclosure. Among trending disclosure topi
cs are disclaimers
Continue Reading Trends in State Comment Letters
In the past few months, I’ve been involved in a couple of unique, and fascinating, crowdfunding efforts. In one case, a very good friend and fellow Georgetown alumnus, Jeff Chapski
Continue Reading Will the SEC Ever Finish Equity Crowdfunding Rules?