This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis P.C. discusses a recent amendment to the Texas Labor Code (S.B. 652), providing that a franchisor is not considered an employer for claims related to employment discrimination, wage payment and the Texas Minimum Wage and Workers' Compensation Acts, among other laws. There is an exception if the franchisor has been found to have exercised a type or degree of control over its franchisee or its franchisee's employees not customarily exercised. The law is intended to protect the franchisor's trademarks and brand. The amendment goes into effect on September 1, 2015.