Franchisors Will Generally Not Be Considered Employers Under Texas Labor Law: Employment Law Manual Updated, Legal Timetable Entry Added
Authors: Brightmine Editorial Team
Under an amendment to the Texas Labor Code, effective September 1, 2015, a franchisor will not be considered an employer for any purpose (including employment discrimination law, wage and hour law, minimum wage law, professional employer organization law, unemployment law, workers compensation law and workplace safety law) unless the franchisor has been found by a state court to have exercised a type or degree of control over its franchisee or its franchisee's employees not customarily exercised by a franchisor for the purpose of protecting the franchisor's trademarks and brand
Based on this development, the following sections of the Texas Employment Law Manual have been updated:
- EEO-Discrimination;
- Disabilities (ADA);
- Legally Required Benefits;
- Involuntary Terminations;
- Minimum Wage;
- Workers' Compensation; and
- HR and Workplace Safety.
A Legal Timetable entry also has been added.