Upon termination of the All Team franchise agreement, can the franchisee continue providing services to customers and candidates?
All_Team Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
er such notice, or if such default is incapable of being cured within thirty (30) days, such longer period of time as is necessary to cure such default, provided that ATFC has commenced curing such default within said thirty (30) day period and diligently pursues a cure.
- C. Consequences of Termination. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, all of FRANCHISEE's rights hereunder shall terminate. FRANCHISEE shall immediately thereafter discontinue use of all Marks, signs, colors, structures, printed goods and forms of advertising indicative of ATFC's business and return any copyrighted materials which have been provided to FRANCHISEE by ATFC, and if ATFC requests, shall assign its telephone numbers to ATFC, clients, candidates, customers and the employee roster and execute any and all documents necessary to do so. FRANCHISEE will immediately cease providing services to all customers and candidates and forfeit any rights it may have to the customers, candidates and any customer accounts. Upon request of ATFC, FRANCHISEE will assign to ATFC any or all of FRANCHISEE'S customer contracts and candidates and ATFC will have the right to either service the accounts or assign the servicing of the accounts to others. Further, FRANCHISEE shall pay all amounts due to ATFC, ATFC's affiliates, and suppliers. Further, FRANCHISEE agrees to return any and all materials which contain Confidential Information in whatever form, including but not limited to the Confidential Operating Manual, to ATFC immediately. FRANCHISEE shall cancel any assumed name registration or equivalent registration obtained by FRANCHISEE which contains the Marks and FRANCHISEE shall furnish ATFC with evidence satisfactory to ATFC of compliance with this obligation within 5 days of the termination, expiration or Transfer. ATFC reserves the right to conduct a post termination audit
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 33–34)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All Team's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, upon termination or expiration of the franchise agreement, the franchisee must immediately cease providing services to all customers and candidates. The franchisee also forfeits any rights to those customers, candidates, and customer accounts. This means that a franchisee cannot continue to operate a similar business using All Team's resources, knowledge, or customer base after the agreement ends.
All Team also has the right to request the franchisee to assign any or all customer contracts and candidates to All Team. All Team can then choose to service these accounts directly or assign them to others. This provision ensures that All Team retains control over its customer relationships and can maintain business continuity after a franchise agreement terminates.
Additionally, the franchisee must discontinue using All Team's marks, signs, colors, and advertising materials. They must also return any copyrighted materials provided by All Team and, if requested, assign their telephone numbers to All Team. These measures are in place to protect All Team's brand identity and prevent confusion in the marketplace after a franchise ceases operation. The FDD also states that All Team may withhold up to $10,000 in customer payments pending the result of an audit, or for up to 12 months after termination, as a reserve for unpaid receivables and customer chargebacks.