FTC Expands Its Focus on Franchising Regulation with New Policy ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on July 12, 2024 released a policy statement warning that the use of contract provisions that prohibit ...

FTC Issues Statements Signaling Major Changes to its Oversight of ...

The staff guidance takes the position that any new or increased fee not disclosed in the Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDD) is likely a ...

What to Make of the New FTC Franchise Guidance

1. New FTC Policy Regarding Contract Provisions that Limit Franchisee Communications with Government Agencies · 2. New FTC Staff Guidance on ...

FTC Takes Action Impacting The Franchise Relationship - Mondaq

The FTC warned against both the practices of (i) imposing a new and undisclosed fee upon its franchisees, and (ii) enacting unilateral changes ( ...

FTC Takes Action to Ensure Franchisees' Complaints are Heard and ...

Today, the Federal Trade Commission and its staff took a suite of actions to address growing concern about unfair and deceptive practices by ...

FTC Releases Franchise Fee Guidance

"Since the FTC issued its March 2023 Request for Information and IFA released its May 2024 Responsible Franchising recommendations, IFA has ...

FTC Extends Comment Period on RFI Related to Franchise ...

The Federal Trade Commission has extended by two weeks the deadline for members of the public to comment in response to the agency's Request for Information ( ...

Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Franchisee, Franchise Agreements

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds 7-Eleven Franchise System in Denying Franchisees' Challenge to Their Independent... · FTC Expands Its Focus on ...

FTC Tells Franchisors They Can't Charge Franchisees Undisclosed ...

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on July 12 told franchisors to stop charging their franchisees “junk fees” not disclosed in their franchise agreements.

AAFD FTC RFI 2024 Comment - Final - Regulations.gov

on behalf of its franchisee chapter members, considering the focus from those July 12 announcements. ... the franchise and the new franchisee must ...

Court Rules that the FTC Rule Banning Non-Competition Clauses in ...

Franchisors and franchisees should not remove non-competition covenants from their agreements, but should continue to monitor this issue and ...

Policy Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Franchisors ...

As part of the Franchise Disclosure Document required by the FTC's Franchise Rule, franchisors must provide prospective franchisees with copies of all contracts ...

FTC Requests Public Comments On Franchisor Franchisee ...

The new RFI continues a busy year for the FTC. In January 2023, the FTC proposed a new rule that would ban non-compete agreements between nearly all employers ...

FTC cracks down on unfair franchise practices, protects reporting ...

WASHINGTON – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took a step towards protecting franchisees and ensuring transparency in the franchising ...

ISSUE SPOTLIGHT: Risks to Small Business Success in Franchising

In 2007, the FTC bifurcated the original Franchise Rule into two rules: The Franchise Rule, 16 C.F.R. pt. 436, now covers only the sale of ...

Franchising Community Stresses Importance of Protecting Business ...

He urged the Commission to instead focus on updating and strengthening disclosure requirements, “so prospective franchisees considering ...

The FTC's New Guidance on Unfair Practices - Lusthaus Law P.C.

Franchisees raised their concerns to FTC Chair Lina Khan about franchisors not including certain fees in their franchise disclosure documents ( ...

The FTC non-compete rule - Davis Polk

The final rule reflects an ambitious undertaking by the FTC to expand its regulatory power and reinforces its heightened focus on labor markets.

FTC Ratchets Up Increased Focus on Franchise Issues - Lexology

As background, the Franchise Rule is quite limited in nature – it generally requires certain disclosures of information to prospective franchise ...

Federal Trade Commission Continues Policy Initiatives by Seeking ...

“It's clear that, at least in some instances, the promise of franchise agreements as engines of economic mobility and gainful employment is not ...