Is Caring Senior Service responsible for injuries or damages related to the Franchised Business?
Caring_Senior_Service Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Franchisee acknowledges and agrees that Franchisee's CARING SENIOR SERVICE® Franchised Business is independently owned and operated by Franchisee, and any references to Franchisor (whether referred to as Caring Senior Service, our, us, we, the Company, or otherwise) when providing Franchisee certain human resources and/or employment training or services means that these are Franchisor's practices. It does not mean that they are Franchisee's or system franchisees' practices, nor are they required to be. Even though Franchisor may provide Franchisee general information related to Franchisee employment decisions, Franchisee is the employer, and Franchisee will, at all times, have sole responsibility for making all employment-related decisions.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 53–204)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Caring Senior Service Franchise Disclosure Document, Caring Senior Service is not responsible for the franchisee's employment decisions. The FDD states that the franchisee's Caring Senior Service franchised business is independently owned and operated by the franchisee. Even though Caring Senior Service may provide general information related to the franchisee's employment decisions, the franchisee is the employer and has sole responsibility for making all employment-related decisions.
This means that as a Caring Senior Service franchisee, you are responsible for all employment-related decisions and liabilities within your franchise. Caring Senior Service provides human resources and employment training or services, but these are Caring Senior Service's practices and are not required to be the franchisee's practices.
Prospective franchisees should consult with legal counsel to fully understand their obligations and liabilities as employers. This is a common arrangement in franchising, where franchisees are typically independent business owners responsible for their own operations and employment practices.