Limits when franchise companies can be held responsible as employers for local store workers.
This bill would make it harder for large franchise companies to be considered the 'joint employer' of workers at their independently owned locations. It would set strict rules for when a franchisor has enough direct control over a franchisee's employees to share employer responsibilities, impacting about 8.4 million workers.
Today, the rules for when a large franchise company is considered a 'joint employer' of workers at its local stores can be broad, potentially holding franchisors responsible for actions even with indirect control. This bill would change that by requiring a franchisor to have 'substantial direct and immediate control' over specific job terms like wages or hiring to be considered a joint employer. This change aims to impact the roughly 8.4 million workers employed by franchises and the $825 billion economic output of these businesses.
HR 5267 · 119th Congress · September 10, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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