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Vicarious liability: how much control is too much?

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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July 6 2012

It’s a constant pushpull in the franchise relationship; how much control is too much?

Legislatures in California and Massachusetts table potentially troubling franchise legislation; action in Vermont still expected this year

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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May 10 2012

After successfully passing through California’s Judicial Committee, the Level Playing Field of Small Businesses Act failed to pass through the California Assembly Business, Professions and Consumer Protections Committee

California dreamin' on such a winter's day: is proposed California franchise legislation a dream or a nightmare?

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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March 9 2012

Legislation has been introduced in California that would significantly expand the protections afforded to franchisees under California’s Franchise Relations Act and California’s Franchise Investment Law

Doctors' Associates, Inc. and workers' compensation

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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December 28 2011

Recently, in a case involving the Subway franchise system, the Supreme Court of Kentucky reversed a Court of Appeals decision and held that Doctors’ Associates, Inc. (franchisor of the Subway system) could not be held liable for workers’ compensation claims arising from an uninsured franchisee

Update on 12th Annual International Franchise Association Public Affairs Conference

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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September 25 2011

Last week hundreds of franchisors, franchisees and franchise industry advisors and suppliers met in Washington DC for the 12th Annual International Franchise Association Public Affairs Conference

The Massachusetts legislature responds to Awuah v. Coverall

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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August 14 2011

In Massachusetts and elsewhere, the debate continues with respect to whether a franchisee is properly classified as an employee or an independent contractor