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Since issuing the DOJ/FTC Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals in 2016, the DOJ Antitrust Division has remained active in enforcing and commenting on agreements

On July 16, 2020, the government of Ontario announced that amendments to the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2020 (the "Act") and to its General Regulation (the "Regulation")...

In Louis Degidio, Inc. v. Industrial Combustion, LLC, Louis Degidio, Inc. (Degidio) and Louis Degidio Services, Inc. (Degidio Services) sued Industrial Combustion, LLC (IC)...

A national tax service franchisor sued its California franchisee in Virginia for breach of a franchise agreement. The agreement included choice of law and forum selection clauses...

The franchisor/franchisee contractual relationship is one that incites many questions, particularly in terms of insurance.

Franchise agreements' arbitration clauses are enforceable even when subsequent agreements between the same parties contain forum selection clauses requiring litigation in different forums. Additionally, a trial court's...

This week, the FTC extended the comment period for its proposed rule banning harmful noncompete agreements through April 19. As part of a trend in challenging this practice...

Franchisors in the United States are experiencing increased risk of being classified as a joint employer.

Franchisors are facing a precarious three-way intersection of increased accountability and regulation over consumer privacy...

Last year, the California Supreme Court held in Dynamex Operations v. Superior Court that the "ABC test" determines whether a worker should be classified as an independent contractor or an employee...

Federal law requires franchisors to update their franchise disclosure documents ("FDD") within 120 days after their fiscal year end ("FYE"). State registrations must also be renewed annually.

Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act Guarantees All Workers the Right to Engage in "Concerted Activities for … Mutual Aid or Protection".

Drafting the right franchise agreement for your client starts with the development of a franchise plan that establishes the framework of the franchise system.

On December 1, 2014, the FDA published a food labeling rule requiring "chain" restaurants and similar retail food establishments to list calorie information on menus and menu boards.

Immersive, venue-based adaptations of film and TV franchises are creating unsettled legal questions about copyright classification, rights grants, and compensation structures. Using The Wizard of Oz at the Sphere as an example, this analysis explores whether these spatial experiences constitute mere exhibition or transformative derivative works, and examines the implications for legacy IP, talent rights, guild obligations, and the emergence of immersive entertainment as a distinct distribution window.

Following rounds of rejections during negotiations for a merger, in October 2023, Choice Hotels International announced its hostile bid to take over all of the outstanding...

On June 29, 2010, New Jersey enacted Assembly Bill 3002, which substantially revised the state’s unclaimed property laws. Many of these revisions directly impact issuers of "stored value cards.