The North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. (“NASAA”) has just adopted a new policy regarding the use of franchise questionnaires and acknowledgments in the franchise sales process. In its Statement of...more
On July 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor announced it is rescinding a final rule issued just last year (2020 Final Rule) that sought to clarify the standard for finding two separate entities to be “joint employers”...more
8/9/2021
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Franchisee ,
Franchises ,
Franchisors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Wage and Hour
Last week, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARP Act”), a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill which includes grant moneys for eligible restaurant operators as part of the Restaurants Revitalization Fund...more
Despite recent setbacks, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) is continuing its efforts to clarify the standard for finding two separate entities to be “joint employers” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Under the...more
From a ballot measure in California, to a court decision in Massachusetts, to federal regulations proposed by the Department of Labor, several recent developments could impact whether a franchisor’s independent franchisees...more
11/12/2020
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Dynamex ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Franchises ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Lanham Act ,
Misclassification ,
Wage and Hour