Bill Giving Franchisees Control Over Local Operations Passes House

ATLANTA, GA -- The Georgia House of Representatives on Friday passed Senate Bill 277, the Protecting Georgia Small Businesses Act. SB 277.

Sponsored by Sen. John Albers (R-Roswell) and carried through the House by Rep. Brad Raffensperger (R-Johns Creek), the legislation -- Senate Bill 277 -- clarifies that neither a franchisee nor a franchisee’s employee be considered employees of the franchisor.

“Small businesses are vital to our states economic prosperity,” Albers said. “I am thrilled the ‘Protecting Georgia Small Businesses Act’ has been passed by the House and I’m humbled to have played a role in such an important measure that will not only protect small businesses and their owners, but will also help Georgia maintain its ranking as the number one place to do business.”

The bill works to protect and support franchisees, which are small business owners, and gives them the power to maintain control of their business operations on a local level.

S.S. 277 will now go to Gov. Nathan Deal for his signature.

Sen. John Albers serves as chairman of the State and Local Government Operations. He represents the 56th Senate District, which includes portions of North Fulton and Cherokee counties. He may be reached at his office at 404-463-8055 or by email at john.albers@senate.ga.gov.

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