{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-23-1604","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 23-1604","heading":"Franchisor and franchisee; owner of a mark and licensee; employment relationship; definitions","body":"A. For the purposes of this title:\n\n1. A franchisor is not an employer or co-employer of either a franchisee or an employee of the franchisee, unless the franchisor agrees, in writing, to assume the role of employer or co-employer of the franchisee or the employee of the franchisee.\n\n2. The owner of a mark is not an employer or co-employer of either the licensee or an employee of the licensee, unless the owner of the mark agrees, in writing, to assume the role of employer or co-employer of the licensee or the employee of the licensee.\n\nB. For the purposes of this section:\n\n1. \"Franchisee\" has the same meaning prescribed in 16 Code of Federal Regulations section 436.1.\n\n2. \"Franchisor\" has the same meaning prescribed in 16 Code of Federal Regulations section 436.1.\n\n3. \"Licensee\" means a third party to whom the owner of a mark licenses the owner's mark for the purpose of independently conducting business using the licensed mark.\n\n4. \"Mark\" has the same meaning prescribed in section 44-1441.","path":["Title 23 Labor"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/23/01604.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"db3d1fdf57139fd6e727cf5757952e2426cc259719e42a76c19d212914925f3e","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-23-1603","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-23-1605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}