An ice cream parlor franchisor in Ohio, Handel Enterprises, Inc., must defend claims that it violated the California Franchise Investment Law (CFIL) for failing to disclose its amended franchise disclosure document (FDD) to a...more
The California Department of Business Oversight ("DBO") recently issued three Orders against franchisors for violating California's franchise laws....more
7/28/2016
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Compliance ,
Department of Business Oversight ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchise Disclosure Document ,
Franchise Fees ,
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Franchisors ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Material Violation ,
Order to Desist and Refrain ,
Penalties ,
Registration Requirement ,
Unregistered Franchises ,
Wage Theft
A new California law has given the California Department of Business Oversight, the State's regulator of franchises, more time to review franchise registration and renewal applications, with the result that franchisors, their...more