Your Step-by-Step Employee Termination Checklist

The employee separation process should be handled with extreme care to ensure compliance with federal and state notices and final pay requirements.

New Prohibitions on Sending Commercial Electronic Messages to Canadians

Understand how Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation works and how to comply with it.

California Governor’s Veto of Relationship Law Raises Bar For Proponents

Gov. Jerry Brown of California reset the bar for the consideration of state relationship laws nationwide through his veto of SB 610 in September.

Franchisors and Multi-Unit Franchisees Team Up For Growth

Multi-unit franchisees dominate today’s marketplace, controlling more total units than their single-unit counterparts — and an increasing number are operating multiple brands. Franchisors, in tandem with the growing base of multi-unit operators, have recognized this change and responded by altering their sales approach, even their franchise disclosure documents to accommodate multiple-unit sales to experienced franchisees.

Take Your Business on the Nontraditional Route

Nontraditional expansion has great potential for a brand while fueling system-wide growth.

IFA Statement on Temporary Stay for Remaining Overtime Regulations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org                                                                               […]

IFA Statement on Court Ruling Vacating DOL Overtime Regulations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 mhaller@franchise.org IFA STATEMENT ON COURT RULING VACATING DOL OVERTIME REGULATIONS WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 22, 2014 – International Franchise Association (IFA) Executive Vice President of Government Relations & Public Policy Robert Cresanti today issued the following statement regarding the ruling by U.S. District […]

IFA Launches Labor & Workforce Resource Site for Franchisees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 mhaller@franchise.org IFA LAUNCHES LABOR & WORKFORCE RESOURCE SITE FOR FRANCHISEES WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2014 – The International Franchise Association today launched a new website for franchisees that provides key guidance on labor and workforce issues. The Franchise Labor & Workforce Hub […]

IFA Statement on NLRB ”Joint Employer” Complaint Against McDonald’s

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 mhaller@franchise.org IFA STATEMENT ON NLRB “JOINT EMPLOYER” COMPLAINT AGAINST MCDONALD’S WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2014 – International Franchise Association Executive Vice President of Government Relations & Public Policy Robert Cresanti today issued the following statement regarding the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) decision […]

Networking at Your Fingertips

The value of meeting your franchise industry colleagues face to face can’t be duplicated.  However, networking digitally is the next best thing and IFA makes that possible via FranSocial.  The member-only IFA community enables you to ask any number of questions that affect your company and hear back from experts in the field.

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