An organization that largely represents franchisors is trying to revoke Rhode Island's fair franchise law as a coalition of franchise owners fights to preserve the law.

In an effort to protect the interests of franchisees from inequitable franchise agreements, the Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA) opposes Rhode Island Senate Bill 2592. 

From Microsoft to Federal Express, an increasing number of employers are classifying workers as “independent contractors” to skirt federal labor laws and employment liabilities.

The American Association of Franchisee and Dealers (AAFD) announced April 11 that on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, attorney Steven Toporoff will recieve the AAFD Total Quality Franchising Chairman’s Award for Distinguished Service and Achievement in the Franchising Community at its upcoming conference.

The concept of compliance with contract issues, not compliance with laws regulating franchise sales, has many dimensions.

A major problem faced by people thinking about buying a franchise is that they think any lawyer, especially if s/he claims to be a 'business' lawyer, can competently advise them about the wisdom or advisability of buying a franchise. Nothing could be farther from fact/reality.

FRANCHISE REMEDIES OFFERS LAWYER COACHING

I wrote a tutorial on the nature and manner of franchise compliance from the perspective of the franchisor a few years back. Since then I have seen many situations in which franchisees have incurred disastrous losses because they failed to appreciate the nuances of compliance by a franchisee, and that failure presented opportunities for their franchisor or a company that acquired their franchisor to take away their whole business without compensation.

According to the Mar. 24 Nation's Rest. News, John Gay (formerly of the IFA) is now at the National Restaurant Assn, and is now supporting Rep. Conyers' bill (H.R.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Blue MauMau) - Rhode Island State Sen. Daniel Connors recently introduced Senate Bill 2592 in an attempt to undo the "cure period" and "good cause" provisions of the Rhode Island Fair Dealership Act that was enacted in 2007.