by kladmin | Jan 24, 2020 | Franchise
The issue of Franchisor’s liability for Franchisee’s legal obligations has been frequently addressed in cases and commentary throughout this blog. The following case falls in to this Joint-Employer category. Issue: Is the Franchisor liable for Franchisee’s violations...
by kladmin | Dec 20, 2019 | Franchise
This is a further installment to a long-running blog series on the National Labor Relations Board’s hot and cold relationship with the joint-employer standard, which was first implemented by the Obama Administration’s NLRB. This week’s decision by the Board to vacate...
by kladmin | Sep 26, 2019 | Franchise
If your franchise relationship hits the rocks, where do you go for relief? How do you even start the process? The first step is always to review the Franchise Agreement. Why? Because the agreement will likely have terms requiring Alternative Dispute Resolution (i.e....
by kladmin | Jul 26, 2019 | Franchise
In the past few years I have noticed a trend toward five year franchise terms in the Franchise Agreements, as opposed to the traditional ten year terms. What is driving this trend, and whom does it benefit? In my opinion, the shorter term is not beneficial to the...
by kladmin | May 16, 2019 | Franchise
The franchise business model is a very solid, time-tested vehicle to prosperity – if approached properly! However, far too many investors, in my experience, make wrong or poorly informed assumptions about their chosen franchisor, which can lead them to foolishly spend...
by kladmin | Mar 1, 2019 | Franchise
A hotel patron was sexually assaulted in her room. The assailant, another registered guest, obtained the room key from the front desk manager during the night, whom assumed the assailant had lost his room key and was requesting a replacement. The assailant then...
