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Franchise & Distribution Law

Franchise System Changes – Necessary evil to keep up with changing times?

When a new franchisee opens their new franchised business, one of the primary factors that drove the franchisee’s decision to select that franchise is often because of particular aspect that is unique to that franchise, whether it is a particular product or an efficient method of business.  However, franchise systems frequently go through chang

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By: Keith Marnholtz  Date: May 8, 2023
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Labor & Employment

Are You Opening Yourself to a Lawsuit in How You Discipline Employees?

A common pitfall of employers is to narrowly think of discipline as a tool to punish an employee for inappropriate conduct or deficient performance. However, discipline can also serve many other purposes. For instance, discipline can be used to provide employees with information about how their current conduct or performance differs from what is expected….

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By: Lida Bannink  Date: April 3, 2023
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General

Legalization at Light Speed

The past 6 months: During the 2022 Session, the Minnesota Legislature amended the definitions of Industrial Hemp and Marijuana legalizing THC products under pharmaceutical regulations. On July 1st, 2022 THC products became available for sale in Tobacco Shops, Gas Stations, and Hair Salons across the state.

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By: Christina Benson  Date: February 20, 2023
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Franchise & Distribution Law

Franchise Terminations

The day that all franchisees fear has come. You receive a termination notice from your franchisor. Perhaps this comes out of the blue, or perhaps there were previous indications. Regardless, now is not the time to sit back and wait for the termination to become effective.

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By: Keith Marnholtz  Date: January 26, 2023
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Business

Why Should Financial Institutions Consider “Custom” Loan Documents?

Most financial lenders have a library of loan documents they can prepare in-house, and they are typically familiar and comfortable with those documents.Moreover, “form” loan documents usually integrate with the lender’s other systems, such as for loan administration, offering efficiency and reducing risk of data entry

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By: Eric Sherburne  Date: January 26, 2023
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Labor & Employment

FTC Proposes Ban on Non-Compete Agreements

On January 5th the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking indicating that they intend to adopt a rule which, if adopted in its current form, would prohibit with only a few exceptions, private businesses from entering into or enforcing non-competition agreements with their workers.

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By: Lida Bannink  Date: January 12, 2023
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Franchise & Distribution Law

What is Franchise and Distribution Law?

In order to explain what franchise and distribution law is, you first need to understand franchises and distributorship relationships. At its simplest, franchising is a business format where the franchisee uses a trademark and business system developed and owned by a franchisor to operate a franchise outlet.

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By: Keith Marnholtz  Date: November 1, 2022

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