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Legislative landscape: Challenges to franchising

Legislative landscape: Challenges to franchising

In the past year, and particularly over the past two months, courts and state legislatures have weighed in on changes they would like to see in the way franchisors and franchisees run their businesses. In many cases, such as the July opinion of the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel th.....

In the past year, and particularly over the past two months, courts and state legislatures have weighed in on changes they would like to see in the way franchisors and franchisees run their businesses. In many cases, such as the July opinion of the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel that McDonald’s Corp. could be considered a “joint employer” with its franchisees, the industry has voiced its opposition, saying that forthcoming regulations misunderstand the business model of franchising. Below is a map where pending legislation and court rulings, or continued demonstrations for higher wages aimed at franchised businesses, have popped up, requiring the franchise industry’s ongoing attention.

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Nick Powills

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Nick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.