{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-25-6-5","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 25-6-5","heading":"Franchise Business Protection.","body":"(a) This section shall be known as the Franchise Business Protection Act.\n(b) For purposes of this section, the terms franchisee and franchisor have the same meaning as defined in 16 C.F.R. § 436.1.\n(c) Except as provided in a voluntary agreement entered into between the United States Department of Labor and a franchisor, the following persons may not be deemed or construed to be employees of a franchisor:\n(1) A franchisee.\n(2) An employee of a franchisee.\n(3) An independent contractor working for a franchisee.\n(d) To the extent that this section does not conflict with federal law, this section shall only apply to the following:\n(1) The enforcement or enactment of rules or ordinances by state agencies or local governmental bodies.\n(2) Labor relations and collective bargaining.","path":["Title 25 Industrial Relations and Labor.","Chapter 6 Employer’s Liability for Certain Injuries."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=25-6-5","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"dd799181732434a6e2d43496c5d12c239cf4cf69317bd838ba326ccb6035ac1a","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-25-6-4","next":"us-al/ala.-code-25-7-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}