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B55/100FDD 2026

ATC Healthcare Services — Litigation & Risk

Business Services - Staffing · FDD Items 3, 4 & 5

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Lower Risk

No litigation cases disclosed in FDD Items 3 and 4.

Source: FDD Items 3–5

FDD Items 3 & 4

Litigation Metrics

Cases disclosed
0
Total from FDD Items 3 and 4
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
—
Franchisor or officer bankruptcy
Overall risk score
55 / 100
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Rating
MODERATE
STRONG / MODERATE / CAUTION / AVOID

7(a) FOIA data · FY2020–present

SBA Loan Performance

Aggregated from public SBA 7(a) loan disclosures. Default rate is the share of loans that were charged off or settled for less than the full balance.

Total 7(a) loans
1
Government-backed loans issued
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default rate
—
Defaults
0 loans
Loans charged off or defaulted

FDD Items 5, 6 & 17 — what you give up

Contract Risk Indicators

Mandatory arbitration
Required
Disputes resolved outside court — limits your legal options
Jury trial waiver
Waived
You give up the right to a jury trial
Non-compete
3 yrs
Post-termination restriction on similar businesses
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Franchisor can open competing locations in or near your territory
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can match any purchase offer when you try to sell
Governing law
New York
State whose law governs disputes — relevant if you're not based there

What drove the 55/100 rating

Risk Score Breakdown

  1. 01MINORExtremely high royalty rate of 45% on temp/temp-to-hire gross margin leaves minimal profitability after operating costs
  2. 02MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD — inability to verify franchisee profitability claims despite $3.1M average revenue
  3. 03MEDOnly 35 units system-wide with unknown growth trajectory suggests limited scale and potential stagnation
  4. 04MINORHigh initial investment ($158.5K-$302.5K) paired with opaque profitability creates significant capital-at-risk scenario
  5. 05MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representation — franchisor provides no earnings claims or success metrics
  6. 06MINORStaffing industry commoditization risk — temp/perm placement market highly competitive with low barriers to entry

Severity inferred from FDD text — not a regulatory or legal classification

Litigation data from FDD Items 3, 4, and 5. SBA data from public 7(a) FOIA records (FY2020–present). Not legal advice — consult a franchise attorney before signing any franchise agreement.