APR. 01, 2007 04:04:56 AM | FTC.GOV
I. Rule Overview Basic Requirement: Franchisors must furnish potential franchisees with written disclosures providing important information about the franchisor, the franchised business and the franchise relationship, and give them at least ten...
MAR. 15, 2007 08:03:12 AM | BY LEE PLAVE
The news is hardly surprising: another new domain name has been introduced. Yet this time, the news is different.
JUL. 11, 2006 08:00:00 AM | FRANCHISE UPDATE
State regulators across the country are out to blur the distinction between franchisors and employers. If they succeed, they could crimp the growth of one of the franchise industry's hottest segments: franchise providers of janitorial, security...
MAY. 15, 2006 08:00:00 AM | FRANCHISE UPDATE
No, neither the price of gasoline nor its impact on your multi-unit, multi-brand franchise business will be reduced under of the recently passed energy and transportation bills. However, both the Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2005, and the Safe,...
DEC. 13, 2005 08:00:00 AM | FRANCHISE UPDATE
I must be becoming a curmudgeon. In recent Viewpoint columns, I have taken potshots at the FTC and my fellow franchise lawyers. So far, the state franchise regulators have for some reason been below my radar screen. Why?
Over the course of my...