2015 House Bill 4901

Clarify franchised business employee status

Introduced in the House

Sept. 22, 2015

Introduced by Rep. Joseph Graves (R-51)

To establish that the owner of a business franchise rather than the franchisor is considered the sole employer of the workers for whom he or she provides a benefit plan or pays wages, except as otherwise specified in the franchise agreement, or where prohibited by law. The bill was introduced after President Obama’s appointees on the National Labor Relations Board issued a ruling that all franchise employees are actually employed by the franchiser for purposes of union organizing.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Trade