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The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act has been in effect since 2008. There has been little awareness of this law until this year. Between July 2017 and October 2017, there have been at least 26 class action suits filed in the Illinois state courts by...
The Illinois Freedom to Work Act went into effect on January 1, 2017 (820 ILCS 90). The Act is said to have been passed in response to Jimmy John's requiring employees to sign non-compete agreements that restricted the employees from being employed at businesses...
Franchisors should not mistakenly assume that a sale of an existing franchise business by the franchise owner is not subject to the registration and disclosure requirements of the franchise laws. When a franchisee is selling its franchise business, is the franchisor...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Menu Labeling Rule, which was set to go into effect on May 5, 2017, has been delayed. The Menu Labeling Rule called for businesses in the food service industry (e.g. restaurants, grocery and convenience stores) with 20 or more...
If your franchise company has a fiscal year end of December 31, early January is the time to begin the process of updating the Franchise Disclosure Document as required by the Federal Trade Commission's FTC Rule. The FTC Rule requires that all franchisors update their...