Employer Definition Clarify Franchisee Status

The bill clarifies that the definition of 'employer' only includes a person that possesses authority to control an employee's terms and conditions of employment and actually exercises that authority directly. The bill specifies that a franchisor is not considered an employer of a franchisee's employees unless a court finds that a franchisor exercises a type or degree of control over the franchisee or the franchisee's employees not customarily exercised by a franchisor for the purpose of protecting the franchisor's trademarks and brand.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)