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Early last week, <a href="https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-five-guys-panera-among-brands-grilled-by-ags-on-anti-poach-pacts--2707090" target="_blank">attorneys general from 10 states and the District of Columbia announced their investigation</a> into a number of foodservice franchises suspected of maintaining so-called no-poach agreements in their franchisee contracts. By Thursday, seven of the chains under investigation had agreed to eliminate the practice, according to an <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/12/business/fast-food-wages-no-poach-deal.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=nyt-7-fast-food-chains-to-end-no-poach-deals-that-lock-down-low-wage-workers-2707174" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">article in the New York Times</a>.

All seven franchises &mdash; Arby&rsquo;s, McDonald&rsquo;s, Carl&rsquo;s Jr., Jimmy John&rsquo;s, Auntie Anne&rsquo;s, Buffalo Wild Wings and Cinnabon &mdash; have pledged to strip no-poach clauses (also called no-switching clauses) from their existing contracts with franchisees, not only in Washington State, where the agreement was struck, but nationwide.

No-poach clauses prohibit workers from switching from one franchise location to another, which critics say reduces competition and may violate antitrust laws.

&ldquo;My goal is to eliminate these provisions in all fast-food contracts in my state,&rdquo; said Bob Ferguson, the attorney general in Washington, whose office reached the legally binding agreements with the seven chains.

Read the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/12/business/fast-food-wages-no-poach-deal.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=nyt-7-fast-food-chains-to-end-no-poach-deals-that-lock-down-low-wage-workers-2707174" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full article at nytimes.com</a>.

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