Opinion: Franchise owners are under attack
This past week, the Assembly advanced Assembly Bill 1228, introduced by Asm. Chris Holden, D-Pasadena, which threatens to undermine the franchise model in California.
According to the bill analysis, the proposal requires “a fast food restaurant franchisor to share with its fast food restaurant franchisee all civil legal responsibility and civil liability for the franchisee’s violations of prescribed laws and orders, or their implementing rules or regulations.” Business groups, led by the California Chamber of Commerce, warns that this bill would undercut the independence of franchisees and compel franchisors to exercise more control over the operations of the franchisees.
“With establishment of joint liability of franchisors by [this bill], California is making a per se determination that franchisors are the joint employers of franchisees,” they warned. “In doing so, California is also making a per se determination that these owners and entrepreneurs are not small business owners, but middle managers of large corporations.”
The coalition against the bill, which includes the California Hawaii NAACP and the Latino Restaurant Association, further warns that, “AB 1228 would create a whole new class of lawsuits that would make it easier for trial lawyers to sue both the local fast-food restaurant and the national restaurant corporation.”
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
California is investigating who sent 16 migrants from Texas to doorstep of Sacramento dioceseSouth American migrants were unexpectedly flown from Texas to California's state capital and dropped off at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento in a move likely to inflame immigration debate.
Read more »
California is investigating after a private jet carrying migrants arrived in Sacramento, officials say | CNNAn investigation is underway after over a dozen migrants arrived in Sacramento, California, by private jet “with no prior arrangement or care in place,” Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta said Saturday.
Read more »
California officials investigating migrant arrivals in Sacramento: 'Without any advance warning'California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom said migrants were flown from another state to Sacramento and left on the doorstep of a local church without advance warning.
Read more »
California investigating arrival of more than a dozen migrants in SacramentoCalifornia officials are investigating the arrival of more than a dozen immigrants in Sacramento, where state officials allege they were sent with no arrangements.
Read more »
California authorities say migrants flown to Sacramento have links to FloridaGavin Newsom and California's attorney general said they had met with the group of migrants.
Read more »
16 migrants taken from Texas and dropped off outside Diocese of SacramentoActivists say more migrants were dropped off in Sacramento in another apparent salvo from red states trying to highlight the crisis at the US-Mexico border.
Read more »