Manchin, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Trademark Licensing Protection Act
September 30, 2022
September 30, 2022
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022:
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Angus King (I-ME) and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the bipartisan Trademark Licensing Protection Act, which would clarify the joint employer standard by ensuring that brand standards, issued by a franchisor to preserve or boost the brand, may not be used as evidence of employment controls in litigation. The legislation would protect th . . .
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Angus King (I-ME) and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the bipartisan Trademark Licensing Protection Act, which would clarify the joint employer standard by ensuring that brand standards, issued by a franchisor to preserve or boost the brand, may not be used as evidence of employment controls in litigation. The legislation would protect th . . .