As disclosed in the last post the new amended FTC rule concerning franchise disclosure documents requires franchisors to update their UFOC by no later than July 1, 2008. After July 1, 2008, franchisors must comply with the new FTC rule only. Currently, franchisors may comply with either the former rule or the new rule.
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Interested in franchising your business and have an extra 36 minutes?
You may want to listen to this informative podcast on AllBusiness featuring franchise lawyers Julie Lusthaus and Warren Lewis discuss the pitfalls of the Franchise Disclosure Document (formerly known as the UFOC).
The new amended FTC rule concerning franchise disclosure documents requires franchisors to
The Department of Labor recently released new proposed regulations concerning the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Since the proposed regulations are 477 pages, it is nice that Ohio employment lawyer Jon Hyman has provided a excellent overview.
Jon simply has one of most informative employment law blogs around. Here are his highlights of
My reign as the host of Blawg Review is coming to an end. But never fear, Brett is here!
Next week Mr. Trout keeps the Blawg Review right here in the great state of Iowa. I guess we will find out whether patent attorneys really do have all the fun.
As for me, I’ll
Welcome to a RAGBRAI inspired Blawg Review. What is RAGBRAI? The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa is an annual seven-day ride across the state. Heading into its 36th year, RAGBRAI is the longest, largest and oldest touring bicycle ride in the world. It’s not a race. It’s an experience. And since Blawg
Next week I will be the host of Blawg Review. Blawg Review is a blog carnival for anyone interested in law. I encourage you to submit your posts or any recommendations for posts. Please follow these submission guidelines.
If you haven’t already done so or are unfamilar with Blawg Review, be sure to
A .300 batting average may get you into Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame but winning only 30 percent of your employment lawsuits won’t do the trick.
See Mark Toth’s Manpower blog for the results of the Question of the Week – What % of employment lawsuits are won by employers? That’s right, only
Chris Moander of the Wisconsin Business Law and Litigation Blog shares his take on the timeless advice that business people can pay for it now . . . or pay for it later. Chris points out that many business people sadly lump legal services into the "too costly" or "unnecessary" categories when it comes to
Terri Rasmussen of the Ohio Practical Business Law Counsel blog says that every client should want a lawyer that blogs. As you might guess, I agree.
Why is it important, you ask? Terri shares her thoughts (with some comments by me):
It’s always nice when people say great things about you but I am particularly humbled by a recent post from What About Clients? WAC? is one of the great blogs (and I do mean great as evidenced by their award as the Best All Business Blog for 2007 by the ABA). I respect
