2021 Texas Statutes
Labor Code
Title 2 - Protection of Laborers
Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination
Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 21.0022. Franchisors Excluded
Sec. 21.0022. 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. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
