Is a Buns On Fire franchisee required to obtain worker's compensation insurance?
Buns_On_Fire Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Insurance
You must obtain and maintain at your own expense the insurance coverage that we and your landlord (if applicable) periodically require, and you must meet the other insurance-related obligations in the Franchise Agreement. Currently, we require you to maintain the following coverages:
- ( 1 ) comprehensive general liability insurance for bodily injury, death and property damage caused by your operation of the Franchise Business, including employment practices liability coverage and contractual liability coverage, (not less than $1,000,000 each occurrence for bodily injury, death or property damage; not less than $1,000,000 each occurrence for personal and advertising injury; and $2,000,000 general aggregate); all risk property and casualty insurance, including fire coverage in an amount equal to the replacement cost value of cost of build out, improvements & betterments, equipment, furniture, fixtures & inventory;
- (2) business interruption insurance in sufficient amounts to cover 12 months of revenue but not less than $100,000 per year;
- (3) products liability and completed operation insurance (minimum coverage of $2,000,000);
- (4) worker's compensation insurance state disability insurance and all other insurance required by law;
- (5) Cyber risk policy;
- (6) commercial umbrella liability insurance with limits which bring the total of all primary underlying coverages (comprehensive general liability, business interruption, products liability and employers' liability) to not less than $5,000,000 total limit liability. This umbrella liability will provide at a minimum those coverages and endorsements required in the underlying policies; and
- (7) if you use a motor vehicle in the operation of your Franchise Business, business automotive coverage, including owned, hired, and
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 19–22)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Buns On Fire's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to obtain worker's compensation insurance. Item 8 details the required insurance coverages a franchisee must maintain at their own expense. This is in addition to any insurance required by the landlord, if applicable.
Specifically, Buns On Fire requires franchisees to maintain worker's compensation insurance, state disability insurance, and all other insurance required by law. This requirement ensures that employees are protected in the event of work-related injuries or illnesses, which is a standard practice in the franchise industry, particularly in food service businesses with employees.
In addition to worker's compensation insurance, franchisees must also maintain several other types of insurance, including comprehensive general liability insurance (not less than $1,000,000 each occurrence for bodily injury, death or property damage; not less than $1,000,000 each occurrence for personal and advertising injury; and $2,000,000 general aggregate), all risk property and casualty insurance, business interruption insurance (not less than $100,000 per year), products liability and completed operation insurance (minimum coverage of $2,000,000), cyber risk policy, commercial umbrella liability insurance (not less than $5,000,000 total limit liability), and business automotive coverage (minimum coverage $1,000,000) if a motor vehicle is used in the operation of the franchise business. The franchisor may also require additional insurance coverage or increased coverage amounts during the term of the Franchise Agreement.