Relating to franchisor-franchisee relationships for the purposes of certain employment laws and including applicability provisions

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedFebruary 8, 2019
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   Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
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   Done: Senate committeeMarch 6, 2019
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   Done: Passes the SenateMarch 25, 201932–18
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   Skipped: House committeeSkipped
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   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 12, 201951–45
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   Done: To the GovernorApril 8, 2019
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   Done: Signed into lawApril 9, 2019

HF 327 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 327, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 327 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill provides that, for the purposes of certain specified employment laws, a franchisor shall not be considered to be an employer of a franchisee or of an employee of a franchisee unless at least one of two specified conditions are met. The first condition is that the franchisor has agreed in writing to be considered to be the employer of the franchisee or of the employees of the franchisee. The second condition is that the franchisor has been found by the governing state agency to have exercised a type or degree of control over the franchisee or the franchisee’s employees that is not customarily exercised by a franchisor for the purpose of protecting the franchisor’s trademarks and brand.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed¹

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