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Register and Apply ASAP for Restaurant Revitalization Fund Grants
The Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) will provide financial relief for eligible restaurants and related food and beverage service businesses with $28.6 billion of tax-free federal grants if their revenue in 2020 was less than their
Restaurant Revitalization Fund Application Process and Guidelines Update
The Small Business Administration (SBA) released key details on application requirements (RRF Application), eligibility and a program guide (RRF Program Guide) for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) on April 19, 2021. The RRF provides financial relief for eligible
Help for Food Service: Restaurant Revitalization Fund Grant Program
Restaurants have been severely impacted by COVID-19 because of permanent and temporary shutdowns that eliminated or reduced revenue, and the increased costs that many operators incurred to bolster take-out and delivery sales and accommodate a
New Revenue Rule Affects Franchisors
An updated rule issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) will again change when most franchisors can recognize revenue in their financial statements from the sale of their franchises and their collection of initial franchise fees.
Is Franchising In the Crosshairs of Federal Regulators and Legislators?
The Feds may be targeting franchising. In September 2020, Rohit Chopra, one of the five commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), declared on Twitter that “[franchise] regulators must stop unfair, deceptive, and discriminatory practices
Changes: Cooperation Rather Than Conflict
The COVID-19 pandemic forced food service franchisors and franchisees to adapt their business models and operations procedures and work together to survive during these unprecedented times. People generally resist change because they fear they will
Competing Tests: Employee or Independent Contractor? Saving the Franchise Model
Assembly Bill 5 took effect in California on January 1, 2020 and governs when a business can treat a worker as an employee as opposed to an independent contractor. Under AB5 and its “ABC” test,
New Franchise Regulations on the Horizon?
On September 16, 2020, Rohit Chopra, one of the five commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), declared on Twitter that “[franchise] regulators must stop unfair, deceptive, and discriminatory practices that target franchisees and their
Los Angeles County and City Issue Dine-In Orders
As Los Angeles reopens in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angeles have issued substantially similar Revised Orders that restaurants must comply with to provide dine-in service.
NLRB Proposes Tougher Standards for Plaintiffs Claiming Joint Employer Liability
The joint employer question has been a hot topic in franchise and employment litigation for the last few years. You may remember the Browning-Ferris decision of 2015, in which the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB,