O.C.G.A. § 34-1-9: Franchisee nor franchisee’s employee shall be deemed to be employee of franchisor; applicability.

(a) As used in this Code section, the terms “franchisee” and “franchisor” shall have the same meanings as provided in 16 C.F.R. Section 436.1 as such existed on August 26, 2015.

(b) Notwithstanding any order issued by the federal government or any agreement entered into with the federal government by a franchisor or a franchisee, neither a franchisee nor a franchisee’s employee shall be deemed to be an employee of the franchisor for any purpose.

(c) This Code section shall not apply to Chapter 9 of this title.