The U.S. Court of Appeals in Boston found that a group of janitorial business owners, who became franchisees as transferees of franchise agreements, had adequate notice of the arbitration...

We are excited to announce the release of Part 2 in our three-part series on the international expansion of restaurant brands, ‘Global Bites: Crafting Success in International Restaurant Expansion.

Massages. Waxes. Manicures. Some of the most popular franchises this year are concepts offering quick, convenient and affordable luxury services.

The International Franchise Association's Annual Convention is just around the corner and will be held later this month in San Antonio, Texas from February 20-23rd.

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 than independent contractors.

Last week, McDonald's found itself in the national spotlight. However, instead of highlighting a holiday McFlurry, the hamburger giant was linked to an E. coli outbreak that spread across 13 states and caused...

The Massachusetts legislature is considering, once again, the enactment of a franchise relationship/termination statute titled the "Massachusetts Fair Franchise Act" (the "Act").

Last week the NASAA Franchise and Business Opportunity Project Group released for public comment a Notice of Request for Comments Regarding A Proposed Franchise Commentary on Financial Performance Representations.

We have written before about the NLRB's efforts to adopt a "joint employer" doctrine.

California pressures corporations to pay their taxes by suspending their corporate powers, rights and privileges when they fail to do so. Cal. Rev. & Tax Code § 23301.

Franchisors offering and selling franchises in Rhode Island should take note of recent amendments to Rhode Island's Franchise Investment Act:

In Donut Holdings, Inc. v. William Risberg, — N.W.2d —, 294 Neb. 861 (Neb. Sept. 30, 20160), the Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed a trial court's decision that a franchisor was not entitled to recover lost royalties or fees from a hold-over franchisee for the time period after the franchisor notified the franchisee that the franchise agreement had expired.

On March 4, 2015, the Tennessee General Assembly introduced SB0475 and HB0757, two bills which, according to the 2015-2016 109th Tennessee General Assembly website, would amend Title 47 and Title 50 of the Tennessee Code.

On January 12, 2021, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law Bill S2841 amending Chapter 138 of the General Laws by inserting Sec. 25E 1/2. Under M.G.L.A. 138

The Department reports that the majority franchise registration filings are made electronically today.

Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in a 3-2 decision along partisan lines, overturned the "joint employer" standard that has existed for the past three decades.

Following on the heels of other states, Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates have pre-filed a bill intended to override any action by the U.S. Department of Labor...

The franchise business model can provide great opportunity for entrepreneurs interested in building off an established brand as well as for established restaurants looking to expand.

As a thank you to our valued readers, we are pleased to announce the webinar "Enforcing Non-Compete Provisions in Franchise Agreements" is now available as a podcast and webinar recording.

In this episode of The Upper Brand, hosts Rich Assmus and Kristine Young are joined by James Ferguson and Ana Leticia Allevato to discuss how IP licenses, distribution deals, and collaboration agreements can be recharacterized as franchise relationships under U.S. and Brazilian law.