Another case has been decided adding to the back and forth in the legal world on the issues of a joint employer relationship of a franchisor and its franchisee and
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Vicarious Liability: Can We Breathe a Sigh of Relief after Patterson? (No)
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It hasn’t been a great summer for the issue of vicarious liability in franchising. In particular, the Office of General Counsel of the NLRB, in its McDonald’s recommendation, has demonstrated…
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Vicarious Liability: How Much Control Is Too Much?
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Contributed by Tom Kent
It’s a constant push/pull in the franchise relationship; how much control is too much? Last week, the California Court of Appeal found that Domino’s Pizza, LLC, the…
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