TITLE 44

LABOR

CHAPTER 9

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

44-905.  franchise agreements — employment status. (1) For purposes of this section, "franchise agreement," "franchisee" and "franchisor" shall have the same meanings as provided in section 29-110, Idaho Code.

(2)  Neither a franchisee nor an employee of a franchisee shall be considered an employee of the franchisor for any purpose, unless:

(a)  The franchisee or the employee of a franchisee is specifically described as an employee of the franchisor in the franchise agreement; or

(b)  The franchisor is found or has been found by a court or another tribunal to have exercised a type or degree of control over the franchisee or the franchisee’s employee that is not customarily exercised by a franchisor.

History:

[44-905, added 2018, ch. 215, sec. 1, p. 485.]