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Carrols Corp. To Pay $2.5 Million to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

89 Women To Benefit From Settlement With World's Largest Burger King Franchisee - NEW YORK - Carrols Corporation, the world's largest Burger King franchisee, will pay $2.5 million and take significant remedial steps to...more

Recent Court of Appeal Case Reiterates the Importance of Understanding the Dangers of Exercising Too Much Control Over Independent...

Earlier this month, the California Court of Appeal found a franchisor liable for the sexual harassment by the employee of a franchisee. In Patterson v. Domino’s Pizza, LLC, the Court of Appeal held Domino’s Pizza liable for...more

Superior Court of New Jersey Slashes Attorneys' Fees in Class Action Settlement

In Storch v. Five Guys Enterprises, LLC and FG Madison, LLC, the New Jersey Superior Court found that counsel fees of $50,000 plus approximately $500 in costs were fair and reasonable under the applicable standards as applied...more