Tex. Labor Code Section 62.006
Franchisors Excluded

(a)

In this section, “franchisee” and “franchisor” have the meanings assigned by 16 C.F.R. Section 436.1.

(b)

For purposes of this chapter, a franchisor is not considered to be an employer of:

(1)

a franchisee; or

(2)

a franchisee’s employees.

(c)

With respect to a specific claim for relief under this chapter made by a franchisee or a franchisee’s employee, this section does not apply to a franchisor who has been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in this state to have exercised a type or degree of control over the franchisee or the franchisee’s employees not customarily exercised by a franchisor for the purpose of protecting the franchisor’s trademarks and brand.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1156 (S.B. 652), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.

Source: Section 62.006 — Franchisors Excluded, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.­62.­htm#62.­006 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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