{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-34-20-14","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 34-20-14","heading":"Determining joint employment status -- Franchisors excluded.","body":"(1) For purposes of determining whether two or more persons are considered joint employers under this chapter, an administrative ruling of a federal executive agency may not be considered a generally applicable law unless that administrative ruling is determined to be generally applicable by a court of law, or adopted by statute or rule.\n(2)\n(a) For purposes of this chapter, a franchisor is not considered to be an employer of:\n(i) a franchisee; or\n(ii) a franchisee's employee.\n(b) With respect to a specific claim for relief under this chapter made by a franchisee or a franchisee's employee, this Subsection (2) does not apply to a franchisor under a franchise that exercises a type or degree of control over the franchisee or the franchisee's employee not customarily exercised by a franchisor for the purpose of protecting the franchisor's trademarks and brand.","path":["Title 34 Labor in General","Chapter 34-20 Employment Relations and Collective Bargaining"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title34/Chapter20/34-20-S14.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"f506e3df24d648111de4748b4c7aab2794bfbadd84425babd9d80a416b0ede61","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-34-20-13","next":"us-ut/utah-code-34-20a-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}