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IFA APPLAUDS RULING STRIKING DOWN NLRB POSTER RULE

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2013—The International Franchise Association praised the ruling today by the U.S. District Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C. that strikes down a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule requiring businesses to post notices regarding union membership.

“We applaud the court of appeals for recognizing that the NLRB exceeded its authority when it ruled that employers could be punished for failing to post one-sided notices of workers’ rights,” said IFA President & CEO Steve Caldeira. “Today’s ruling sends a strong message to the NLRB that all regulations should be fair and balanced and protect the rights of both employees and employers.”

IFA is a member of the management committee of the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, which was a party to the case and works to ensure balanced workplace policy and protect employees’ rights to make informed, coercion-free decisions about association in the workplace. See decision here.

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About the International Franchise Association

The International Franchise Association is the world’s oldest and largest organization representing franchising worldwide. Celebrating over 50 years of excellence, education and advocacy, IFA works through its government relations and public policy, media relations and educational programs to protect, enhance and promote franchising. Through its media awareness campaign highlighting the theme, Franchising: Building Local Businesses, One Opportunity at a Time, IFA promotes the economic impact of the more than 825,000 franchise establishments, which support nearly 18 million jobs and $2.1 trillion of economic output for the U.S. economy. IFA members include franchise companies in over 300 different business format categories, individual franchisees and companies that support the industry in marketing, law and business development.