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Franchise 101: Liquidated Damages in 30 Minutes or Less; and The Price is Right: What Payments Establish a Franchise Relationship?
Franchisor 101: Liquidated Damages in 30 Minutes or Less A Michigan district court held a franchisee breached its obligations under its franchise agreements and upheld the liquidated damages clause in the agreements. Little Caesar Enterprises,
Feds Mandate Legal Entity Reporting
As of Jan. 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act goes live. The CTA creates a national database of information concerning individuals who, directly or indirectly, own a substantial interest in, or hold substantial control over,
Franchise 101: The Secret is Not in the Dough; and An UnBakeable Non-Compete
Franchisor 101: The Secret is Not in the Dough A Utah federal judge denied cookie franchisor Crumbl an injunction preventing its competitor, Dirty Dozen, from opening new locations while litigation between the two franchisors was
Hot Out of the Oven: Fast Food Council to Be Reinstated
Last year the California Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 257, with a declared purpose of improving the terms and conditions of employment of fast food workers who, according to the bill, “are the largest and fastest
California to Invalidate Out of State Non-Compete Agreements
A new California law (Senate Bill 699) expands a prohibition on non-compete agreements beyond state lines. Current law (Business and Professions Code Section 16600), provides that every contract that restrains anyone from engaging in a
Franchise 101: A Broad Brush Addendum; and Blown Dry by the Competition
Franchisor 101: A Broad Brush Addendum A Virginia district court dismissed a lawsuit filed by 360 Painting, a franchisor of residential and commercial painting services, concluding an addendum to the parties’ franchise agreement precluded 360
California Increases State Minimum Wage
The State of California’s minimum wage is set to increase to $16 per hour (an increase of $0.50 from the current minimum wage of $15.50), on January 1, 2024. The state minimum wage will apply
Franchise 101: Not at Liberty to Change Venue; and Blurry Choice of Remedies
Franchisor 101: Not at Liberty to Change Venue A Dallas-based federal district court denied a franchisor’s request to keep its action against former franchisees in Texas and transferred the action to the Eastern District of
California Courts Weighing In re Employees and COVID-19
California courts recently issued two guiding decisions relating to COVID-19: In Thai v. International Business Machines Corp., 2023 Cal. App. LEXIS 526, the Court of Appeal held that a government mandate to work from home
Franchise 101: Salon Franchisor Weaved into Joint Employment Claims; and No Joint Employment, No Cry
Franchisor 101: Salon Franchisor Weaved into Joint Employment Claims A Michigan federal district court denied a franchisor’s motion to dismiss claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Michigan law, and