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The Denver City Council recently voted to allow Atlanta-based fast food chicken franchisor Chick-fil-A to open a location within Denver International Airport.

Cynthia Klaus, a Shareholder in Larkin Hoffman’s Franchise and Distribution practice group, collaborated with two other attorneys to present a workshop which addressed ways in which franchisors can take steps to protect itself from vicarious liability claims.

In Saladworks, an employee of a Saladworks franchisee was injured on the job.

Franchise agreements typically make clear that a franchisee is a separate entity from the franchisor and that the franchisor has no liability as an employer of anyone the franchisee hires and employs.

The NLRB authorized formal complaints against McDonald’s, despite the fact that the alleged unfair labor practices occurred in restaurants owned by franchisees.

The "successorship" provision of Ohio's franchise law for alcohol beverages has spawned much litigation over the past two decades.

In Gorss Motels, Inc. v. Safemark Systems, Inc., the Eleventh Circuit considered whether two hotel franchisees provided prior express permission to receive faxes from Safemark Systems, the franchisor's affiliate, and, if so, ...

Last week, we sat down with Community Bankers of Iowa (CBI) CEO, Dave Caris, to have a conversation about the Iowa tax reform bill and its impact on banks. credit unions and the state of Iowa generally ...

On March 7, 2019, the DOJ formally weighed in on a debate percolating in the courts regarding the appropriate standard for evaluating no-poach agreements implemented by franchisors.

Less than a week before the administration change from former President Joe Biden to President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)...

A recent Seventh Circuit opinion by Judge Easterbrook held that no-poach agreements, absent valid ancillary restraints, can be per se illegal.

A federal court recently denied a dealer's request for preliminary injunction to halt the termination of a dealership agreement with a manufacturer of liquor control systems.

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.

The food truck industry is still hot and doesn't appear to be slowing down. The Four Seasons (yes, that Four Seasons) just recently begun a 9 city tour with its food truck offering its own upscale Philadelphia inspired menu including a "Victory Root Beer Phloat" with Tastycake Butterscotch Krimpet Ice Cream for dessert.

Legislation is being considered in Maine by the Maine Senate’s Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development as LD 1458 – "An Act to Enact the Maine Small Business Investment Protection Act".

Last week, we discussed the FDA’s new menu labeling rules for restaurants. The final rule also requires certain vending machine operators to disclose calorie information for food sold from vending machines.

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey refused a franchisee's attempt to broaden the protections of the New Jersey Franchise Protection Act.

Federal law preempts overlapping or potentially conflicting state law. Because the NLRB applies federal law, the recently enacted state laws may be subject to challenge on preemption grounds under the NLRA.