As a Body Brain Center franchisee, am I considered an employee of the franchisor?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must hire, train, and supervise honest, reliable, competent and courteous employees for the operation of your Business.
You must pay all wages, commissions, fringe benefits, worker's compensation premiums and payroll taxes (and other withholdings required by law) due for your employees.
These employees will be employees of yours and not of ours.
You must ensure that a sufficient number of trained employees are available to meet the operational standards and requirements of your Business at all times.
You must ensure that your employees perform their duties in compliance with the terms of the Manual and any other materials applicable to employees that we communicate to you.
You may give your employees only the minimum amount of information and material from the Manual that is necessary.
You must ensure that your employees do not make or retain any copies of the Manual or any portion of the Manual.
We do not control, or have the right to control, the hiring, firing, training, discipline or day-to-day activities of your employees.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 43–178)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Body Brain Center Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are not considered employees of the franchisor. The FDD states that when franchisees hire individuals to work at their Body & Brain Center, these individuals are employees of the franchisee, not Body Brain Center.
This means that as a Body Brain Center franchisee, you are responsible for all aspects of employment, including hiring, training, supervising, and paying your employees. You must also handle all wages, commissions, fringe benefits, worker's compensation premiums, payroll taxes, and other legally required withholdings. Body Brain Center does not control or have the right to control the employment-related activities within your franchise.
This arrangement is typical in franchising, where franchisees operate as independent business owners. It gives you the autonomy to manage your staff according to your business needs and local labor laws, while also placing the responsibility for employment-related liabilities on you as the employer.