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    Tricky Business: Non-Monetary Defaults In Franchise Agreements And The Potential Impact On Assumption Or Rejection Of Franchise Agreements In Bankruptcy

    A recent opinion out of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois evaluates interesting facts and circumstances surrounding non-monetary...
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    McDonald Hopkins
    McDonald Hopkins
  • Article

    Virginia Amends Franchise Law to Bar Governing Law Provisions, Post-Termination Noncompete Restrictions

    Virginia's amended Retail Franchising Act introduces mandatory Virginia law governance for all franchise agreements and prohibits post-termination noncompete restrictions, fundamentally altering how franchisors structure their agreements with Virginia franchisees. The legislation raises critical questions about franchise system consistency and franchisee mobility after contract expiration.
    United States
Corporate/Commercial Law
Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig
  • Article

    Walking The Tightrope: Protecting Multiple Locations Vs. Overbroad Non-Competes

    Your franchise system has opened multiple locations across the state, region or maybe even country.
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Fox Rothschild LLP
    Fox Rothschild LLP
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    Where's the "Unlike" Button When You Need It? Second Circuit Affirms NLRB's Triple Play Decision

    The National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") got a big boost from the Second Circuit when it issued its decision in Triple Play v. National Labor Relations Board.
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Fox Rothschild LLP
    Fox Rothschild LLP
  • Article

    Would You Like Fries With That Lawsuit?

    The big news in recent weeks is the lawsuit that was filed against McDonald’s in the Western District of Virginia alleging discrimination.
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Fox Rothschild LLP
    Fox Rothschild LLP
  • Article

    Yoga Company Twisted In Knots After Refusing To Comply With Purchase Agreement In COVID's Wake

    The Delaware Court of Chancery ruined CorePower Yoga's (CorePower) Zen this week, finding it breached an agreement with Level 4 Yoga (Level 4) to acquire 34 yoga studios...
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP
    Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP
  • Article

    New NLRB Advice Memorandum Offers Glimmer Of Hope To Franchisors

    In essence, Freshii limited its oversight of Nutritionality to brand quality protection and played no role in Nutritionality's relationship with and treatment of its employees.
    United StatesEmployment and HR
    McGuireWoods LLP
    McGuireWoods LLP
  • Article

    NLRB Chairman Pearce And GC Griffin Face Grilling By Senate Appropriations Committee

    The proposed overhaul of the joint employer test through the General Counsel's recent activity and the pending Board decision in Browning-Ferris was the focus of most of the questioning over the course of the hearing.
    United StatesEmployment and HR
    Littler Mendelson
    Littler Mendelson
  • Article

    NLRB Moves Toward New Standard To Hold Franchisors Are Joint Employers Of Their Franchisees' Employees

    Over the last two years fast-food workers have engaged in walkouts and other activities protesting their wages and seeking an increase to $15/hr.
    United StatesEmployment and HR
    Ford Harrison LLP
    Ford Harrison LLP
  • Article

    Connecticut Appellate Court Holds Gas Station Operators Are Not "Retailers" Under The Connecticut Petroleum Franchise Act

    A recent decision from the Connecticut Appellate Court highlights how commission‑based fuel arrangements can limit franchise liability when suppliers retain control over pricing and inventory.
    United StatesEnergy and Natural Resources
    Foley & Lardner LLP
    Foley & Lardner LLP
  • Article

    Lubbock County Judge Grants Falcon Healthcare A "Counter-Supersedeas Bond"

    In yet another victory for Falcon Healthcare ("Falcon") in its two-year dispute with Interim Healthcare ("Interim"), a Lubbock County state district judge granted Falcon a counter-supersedeas bond allowing Falcon.
    United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences
    Sheppard
    Sheppard
  • Article

    Franchisor Compliance With California Privacy Laws

    California passed a landmark privacy law, the CCPA, that took effect in 2020.
    United StatesPrivacy
    Taylor English Duma
    Taylor English Duma
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    West Coast Real Estate Update: June 20, 2017

    San Jose is the largest city in California's Silicon Valley, yet some of the tech industry's largest employers maintain their biggest offices elsewhere.
    United StatesReal Estate and Construction
    Holland & Knight
    Holland & Knight
  • Article

    Who’s The Boss

    One huge perk to franchising is that it enables many Americans to own and operate their own small business which would not be possible without franchisors.
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Strasburger & Price, L.L.P.
    Strasburger & Price, L.L.P.
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    NLRB General Counsel Allows Complaints Against Franchisees To Proceed Against Franchisor Under Joint-Employer Theory

    On July 29, 2014, the NLRB announced that 43 charges of unfair labor practices could proceed as formal complaints against franchisor McDonald’s, USA, LLC.
    United StatesEmployment and HR
    Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
    Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
  • Article

    NLRB Weighs-In On Franchise Joint Employers

    In late April, the National Labor Relations Board General Counsel's office issued an Advice Memorandum addressing whether a franchisor was a joint employer with one of its franchisees.
    United StatesEmployment and HR
    Sheppard
    Sheppard
  • Article

    The Times They Are A-Changin: National Labor Relations Board Revises The Joint-Employer Test After More Than Thirty Years

    After more than 30 years, the National Labor Relations Board (the "Board") has concluded that it was time to change the standard for determining when companies are to be considered joint employers...
    United StatesEmployment and HR
    Orrick
    Orrick
  • Article

    US FTC Holds Its First Open Meeting Of 2022: What Happened?

    On January 20, 2022, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continued its recent experiment in holding open meetings of its commissioners.
    United StatesFinance and Banking
    Mayer Brown
    Mayer Brown
  • Article

    Franchisee Claims For Promissory Estoppel And Violations Of The Michigan Franchise Investment Law Fail

    A recent court decision explained the circumstances under which a plaintiff may assert a claim for promissory estoppel and whether a private right of action exists for a certain alleged violation...
    United StatesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Foley & Lardner LLP
    Foley & Lardner LLP
  • Article

    Calif. Supreme Court Limits Interference Claims With At-Will Contracts, Applies Rule Of Reason To Contracts Restricting Trade Between Businesses

    On August 3, 2020, the Supreme Court of California (the Court) ruled that in order to state a claim for interference with an at-will contract, the plaintiff must allege that the defendant engaged...
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
    Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
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