Is Focus Cfo considered the employer of the franchisee's Support Resources?
Focus_Cfo Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Franchisee shall take full responsibility for all Support Resources Franchisee hires and shall comply with all federal, state and local employment laws and regulations.
Franchisee shall require each Support Resource to execute a confidentiality, non-solicitation and non-competition agreement whereby the Support Resource acknowledges being bound to the same covenants as the Equity Owner of the Franchise under the terms of this Agreement.
The Franchisee will provide a copy of this executed agreement to Focus CFO within ten (10) business days of Franchisee hiring the Support Resource.
Franchisee agrees that Focus CFO is not the employer for any Support Resource Franchisee hires.
Franchisee shall ensure that all Support Resources understand that they are employees of Franchisee and have no relationship, employment or otherwise, with Franchisor.
All management, personnel and training requirements are at Franchisee's discretion and are Franchisee's sole responsibility.
As set forth in Section 10 below, Franchisee shall be responsible for ensuring it has all appropriate insurance in place to cover the services performed by all Support Resources of Franchisee.
Focus CFO shall have the right to hold Franchisee solely liable and responsible for any breach of this Agreement caused by the failure by any Support Resource of Franchisee to follow the Focus CFO System.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 37–126)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Focus Cfo's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Focus Cfo is not considered the employer of any Support Resources that a franchisee hires. The franchisee takes full responsibility for all Support Resources they hire and must comply with all federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations. Franchisees must ensure that all Support Resources understand they are employees of the franchisee and have no employment relationship with Focus Cfo. All management, personnel, and training requirements for Support Resources are at the franchisee's discretion and are the franchisee's sole responsibility.
This means a prospective Focus Cfo franchisee will be responsible for all aspects of employment for any Support Resources they hire. This includes, but is not limited to, compliance with employment laws, training, and insurance. The franchisee is also responsible for ensuring that Support Resources follow the Focus Cfo system and can be held liable for any breaches of the franchise agreement caused by the Support Resources.
Focus Cfo may provide franchisees with minimum insurance requirements for Support Resources, and Focus Cfo must be named as an additional insured on the franchisee's insurance policy. The business insurance coverage provided by Focus Cfo extends only to the Area President of the franchisee's business entity and not to other Support Resources. Franchisees are also required to have each Support Resource execute a confidentiality, non-solicitation, and non-competition agreement, binding them to the same covenants as the Equity Owner of the Franchise.