{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-111.3205","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 111.3205","heading":"Franchisors excluded.","body":"For purposes of this subchapter, a franchisor, as defined in 16 CFR 436.1 (k), is not considered to be an employer of a franchisee, as defined in 16 CFR 436.1 (i), or of an employee of a franchisee, unless any of the following applies:\n(1) The franchisor has agreed in writing to assume that role.\n(2) The franchisor has been found by the department to have exercised a type or degree of control over the franchisee or the franchisee’s employees that is not customarily exercised by a franchisor for the purpose of protecting the franchisor’s trademarks and brand.","path":["Chs. 101-114, Regulation of Industry","Chapter 111 Employment Relations","SUBCHAPTER II FAIR EMPLOYMENT"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/111.3205","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:49Z","sha256":"52e6fe69926dbc938a4b669f79cbfe9808a536a4ad3b38924dbd9420b9dfd2fd","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-111.32","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-111.321"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}