By Filip Szadurski ( December 11, 2024, 10:27 AM EST) -- Franchise businesses offer a mix of benefits and challenges, but one often-overlooked area is how franchise law interacts with employment law. In Ontario, franchisors could face unexpected employment liabilities due to two important legal doctrines: the “related” and “common” employer doctrines, as well as the potential for franchisees to be classified as employees. Failing to account for these risks could lead to serious financial exposure....