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IFA APPLAUDS SUPREME COURT DECISION FINDING OBAMA RECESS NLRB APPOINTMENTS ILLEGAL

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2014 —The International Franchise Association President & CEO Steve Caldeira issued the following statement today regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in Noel Canning v. NLRB invalidating the President’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

“We are extremely pleased that the Supreme Court ruled the Administration’s recess appointments to the NLRB were unconstitutional. This decision validates the IFA’s continuous warnings that these appointments cast serious doubt on the legitimacy of any new NLRB decisions. The ruling also eases uncertainty over future business conditions within the franchising community regarding hiring and expansion decisions.”

IFA serves on the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace’s (CDW) leadership team. CDW is a coalition of over 600 employers, associations and other organizations operating in every Congressional District. The Coalition and IFA played a key role in initiating and supporting Noel Canning’s challenge against the NLRB.

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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.

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