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IFA Calls on Senate to take Action on Joint Employer

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26—International Franchise Association Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Public Affairs Matt Haller released the statement below following the National Labor Relations Board decision to withdraw its December 2017 joint employer ruling in Hy-Brand and return to the highly controversial and broader joint employer standard put in place in 2015 by the Browning-Ferris case.

“Today’s decision raises the level of urgency for the Senate to act on the bipartisan joint employer bill passed by the House (HR 3441) last November. We are hopeful Senators can step into the breach created by today’s decision and exercise their right to codify a definition of joint employer for small business owners everywhere and end the constant ping-ponging back and forth of this issue.”

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Celebrating 56 years of excellence, education and advocacy, the International Franchise Association is the world’s oldest and largest organization representing franchising worldwide. IFA works through its government relations and public policy, media relations and educational programs to protect, enhance and promote franchising and the more than 733,000 franchise establishments that support nearly 7.6 million direct jobs, $674.3 billion of economic output for the U.S. economy and 2.5 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). IFA members include franchise companies in over 300 different business format categories, individual franchisees and companies that support the industry in marketing, law, technology and business development.

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