{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-401.014","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 401.014","heading":"FRANCHISORS EXCLUDED.","body":"(a) In this section, \"franchisee\" and \"franchisor\" have the meanings assigned by 16 C.F.R. Section 436.1.\n(b) For purposes of this subtitle, a franchisor is not considered to be an employer of:\n(1) a franchisee; or\n(2) a franchisee's employees.\n(c) With respect to a specific claim for relief under this subtitle made by a franchisee or a franchisee's employee, this section does not apply to a franchisor who has been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in this state to have exercised a type or degree of control over the franchisee or the franchisee's employees not customarily exercised by a franchisor for the purpose of protecting the franchisor's trademarks and brand.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1156 (S.B. 652), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 401. GENERAL PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER B. DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.401.htm#401.014","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"ec7f085dfe5c65f322736857e2ddcc46e67c66140f1af090e0db2e964c33d33d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-401.013","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-401.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}