Jack In The Box 2007 Annual Report Download - page 23

We are also subject to federal and state laws regulating the offer and sale of franchises. Such laws impose
registration and disclosure requirements on franchisors in the offer and sale of franchises and may also apply
substantive standards to the relationship between franchisor and franchisee, including limitations on the ability of
franchisors to terminate franchises and alter franchise arrangements. We believe we are operating in compliance
with applicable laws and regulations governing our operations.
We are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act and various state laws governing such matters as minimum
wages, exempt status classification, overtime and other working conditions. A significant number of our food
service personnel are paid at rates related to the federal and state minimum wage, and accordingly, increases in the
minimum wage increase our labor costs. Federal and state laws may also require us to provide paid and unpaid leave
to our employees, which could result in significant additional expense to us.
We are subject to certain guidelines under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and various state codes
and regulations, which require restaurants to provide full and equal access to persons with physical disabilities. To
comply with such laws and regulations, the cost of remodeling and developing restaurants has increased, principally
due to the need to provide certain older restaurants with ramps, wider doors, larger restrooms and other
conveniences.
We are also subject to various federal, state and local laws regulating the discharge of materials into the
environment. The cost of complying with these laws increases the cost of developing restaurants. Additional costs
relate primarily to the necessity of obtaining more land, landscaping and below surface storm drainage and the cost
of more expensive equipment necessary to decrease the amount of effluent emitted into the air and ground.
Our Qdoba restaurants and QUICK STUFF convenience stores sell alcoholic beverages which require licensing.
The regulations governing licensing may impose requirements on licensees including minimum age of employees,
hours of operation, advertising and handling of alcoholic beverages. The failure of a QUICK STUFF convenience store
to obtain or retain a license could adversely affect the store’s results of operations. We have processes in place to
monitor compliance with applicable laws and regulations governing alcoholic beverages.
Company Website
The Company’s primary website can be found at www.jackinthebox.com. We make available free of charge at
this website (under the caption “Investors — SEC Filings — SEC Filings by Jack in the Box Inc.”) all of our reports
filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including our Annual
Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and our Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments
to those reports. These reports are made available on the website as soon as reasonably practicable after their filing
with, or furnishing to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Forward-Looking Statements
From time to time, we make oral and written statements that reflect our current expectations regarding future
results of operations, economic performance, financial condition and achievements of the Company. Whenever
possible, we try to identify these forward-looking statements by using words such as “anticipate,” “assume,”
“believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “goals,” “guidance,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “may,” “will,” “would,”
and similar expressions. Certain forward-looking statements are included in this Form 10-K, principally in the
sections captioned “Business,” “Legal Proceedings,” the “Consolidated Financial Statements” and “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” including statements regarding our
strategic plans and operating strategies. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking
statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such expectations may prove to be materially incorrect due to
known and unknown risks and uncertainties.
In some cases, information regarding certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from any forward-looking statement appears together with such statement. In addition, the factors
described under “Risk Factors” and “Critical Accounting Estimates”, as well as other possible factors not listed,
could cause actual results and/or goals to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements.
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