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- Eighth Circuit Vacates FTC’s “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Just Days Before It Was Set to Take Effect
- Can Back-of-House Employees Participate in a Tip Pool?
- Corporate Transparency Act No Longer Requires Reporting for U.S. Companies and U.S. Persons
- Michael Boxerman Selected to 2025 Franchise & Dealership Super Lawyers List
- Nationwide Injunction Blocks Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act: What Business Owners Need to Know
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Author Archives: mboxerman
Five Tips for Selecting the Right Franchise Attorney
Michael Boxerman was quoted in a recent article discussing what to look for when selecting a franchise attorney. Read what he has to say at 1851franchise.com.
Posted in Franchisee, Franchisor, Uncategorized
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Trump Administration Proposes Rollback of Obama-era Tip-Pooling Regulations
The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) tip pooling regulations. The proposed changes would roll back the Obama administration’s 2011 regulations that prohibited employers from distributing tips to anyone other than front-of-the-house … Continue reading
Posted in DOL, FLSA, Restaurant
Tagged DOL, flsa, restaurant regulations, Tip pooling, Tips
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Employers: Give Your Employee Handbook A New Year’s Check-Up
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is scrutinizing employee handbooks that violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the law that protects an employees’ collective bargaining and organizing rights. The NLRB looks for workplace rules that restrict—or could be construed … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Handbook, Employment, Franchisee, Franchisor
Tagged employee handbook, NLRA, NLRB
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NLRB Reinstates Prior Joint-Employer Standard
On December 14, 2017, in a 3-2 decision, that could allay fears of franchisors being joint employers of their franchisees, the National Labor Relations Board overruled the Board’s 2015 decision in Browning-Ferris Industries, 362 NLRB No. 186 (2015) (“Browning-Ferris”), and returned to … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Franchisee, Franchisor, Joint Employer, Uncategorized
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Chicago’s Sweetened Beverage Tax Repealed Effective December 1, 2017
In a nearly unanimous vote by the Cook County Board on October 11th, the Cook County sweetened beverage tax has been repealed. Passed in early August 2017, the controversial tax was only in effect for two months before lawmakers decided … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurant, Tax
Tagged beverage tax, cook county, cook county board, sweetened beverage tax, tax repeal
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Employers: Keep Your Hands Off Of Employee Fingerprints
A once little-known law, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), is now the subject of class actions by employees alleging that employers have misused their biometric information. This client update should help employers avoid unknowing violations of the BIPA … Continue reading
Cook County “Earned Sick Leave” Ordinance Effective July 2017
The Cook County Board of Commissioners recently passed the Earned Sick Leave Ordinance, requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to eligible employees. The Ordinance goes into effect July 1, 2017. To be eligible for paid sick leave, an employee … Continue reading
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New Illinois Law Renders Non-Compete Agreements for Low-Wage Employees “Illegal and Void”
On August 19, 2016, Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (the “Act”). The Act prohibits certain Illinois employers from entering into non-compete agreements with low-wage employees. The law takes effect January 1, 2017. The … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Handbook, Franchisee
Tagged employment agreement, non-compete, non-competition
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Restaurant Owners: Are You Taking Advantage of All Tax Credits and Deductions?
Restaurant owners can take advantage of many special deductions and credits providing substantial tax savings. Here are several to explore: Tax Credits for Hiring in Empowerment Zones. Tax credits are available for hiring employees who live and work in an … Continue reading
Posted in Franchisee, Franchisor, Leases, Real Estate, Restaurant, Tax
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Seventh Circuit: Class and Collective Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements Unenforceable
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that provisions in employment agreements requiring individual arbitration of wage and hour disputes are unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). The court found that such provisions violate employees’ right to … Continue reading
Posted in Arbitration, Class Action, Employment
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