by Julie Lusthaus | Mar 29, 2019 | Blog, For Franchisees
What do franchisees need to know about real estate? What do franchisees need to know about leases? Plenty.You’ve bought a franchise and have attended the franchisor’s training. You have located what you believe will be the perfect location for your business. The...
by Julie Lusthaus | Mar 29, 2019 | Blog, For Franchisees, For Franchisors
Thinking about expanding through franchising? Then, one of the first things you will need to do is have a franchise disclosure document (FDD) prepared. Second, you will have to register that FDD in the states that require registration, and then, as a franchisor, you...
by Julie Lusthaus | Mar 29, 2019 | Blog, For Franchisees, For Franchisors
New York Times Reporter Rachel Adams recently wrote about a group of states attorneys general investigating whether some fast food franchisors were forbidding franchisees from hiring the employees of others in the same system. The attorneys general, including those...
by Julie Lusthaus | Mar 29, 2019 | Blog, For Franchisees, For Franchisors
Franchisors are likely giving a standing ovation to a recent court ruling in support of their contention that they are not joint employers with their franchisees. A federal district court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, has dismissed claims...
by Julie Lusthaus | Mar 29, 2019 | Blog, For Franchisees, For Franchisors
In our previous blog, we discussed disclosure laws. Today, let’s take a closer look at “franchise relationship laws.” What does “franchise relationship” mean? Picking up from Blog Part One, it must be understood that franchise laws and regulations were enacted to...
