What laws and regulations must I follow when operating my Nothing Bundt Cakes Bakery?
Nothing_Bundt_Cakes Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
e, to enter into separate agreements with our designated vendors for the Bakery's telephone equipment and service. If we choose to operate a centralized answering service for the System, you will be required to participate in such service and take all actions necessary for such participation, including the forwarding of calls to the service.
6.11 Your Obligations; Payment of Debts.
You are solely responsible for: (a) selecting, retaining and paying your employees and complying with all state, federal, and local employment laws and regulations, including, without limitation, those related to hiring, firing, training, wage and hour requirements, compensation, promotion, record-keeping, data privacy and security, supervision, and discipline of employees, paid or unpaid, full or part-time; (b) paying all invoices for goods and services used in connection with operating the Bakery; and (c) determining whether, and on what terms, to obtain any financing or credit which you deem advisable or necessary to establish and operate the Bakery. You agree to pay all current obligations and liabilities to suppliers, lessors, and creditors on a timely basis. You agree to indemnify us in the event we are held responsible for your debts if we elect to pay your obligations in order to preserve the relationship between
System Suppliers and other System franchisees. You agree to make prompt payment of all federal, state and local taxes, including individual and corporate taxes, sales and use taxes, franchise taxes, gross receipts taxes, employee withholding taxes, FICA taxes, personal property and real estate taxes arising from your operation of the Bakery. You agree to indemnify us if we are held responsible for these taxes.
6.12 Compliance with Applicable Laws.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 93–309)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Nothing Bundt Cakes' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are responsible for complying with all applicable laws and regulations related to the operation of their bakery. Specifically, the franchisee is responsible for following all state, federal, and local employment laws and regulations. These include laws and regulations related to hiring, firing, training, wage and hour requirements, compensation, promotion, record-keeping, data privacy and security, supervision, and discipline of employees, whether paid or unpaid, full or part-time.
Nothing Bundt Cakes states that the franchisee acknowledges that they are the employer of their bakery personnel, and Nothing Bundt Cakes, as the franchisor, is not the employer or joint employer. The franchisee is solely responsible for employer-type activities, such as employee selection, promotion, termination, hours worked, rates of pay, other benefits, work assigned, discipline, adjustment of grievances and complaints, and working conditions.
Nothing Bundt Cakes emphasizes that it has no responsibility to ensure the bakery is developed and operated in compliance with all applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations. The franchisee bears the full responsibility for any violations and any associated liability. Franchisees must comply with laws and regulations, and failure to do so within fifteen calendar days after notification of non-compliance by government authorities may result in the termination of the franchise agreement.