FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org IFA STATEMENT – MAINE STATE SENATE REJECTS LD 1458 MINORITY REPORT WASHINGTON, April 2, 2014—The International Franchise Association released the statement below following the decision by the Maine Senate to reject LD 1458 minority report: “IFA […]
Yesterday the House of Representatives passed Rep. Todd Young’s (R-IN) Save American Workers Act, which provides relief from one of the employer mandates most harmful rules – the new definition of a full-time worker. The passage of this bill represents the first time the House of Representatives has passed legislation designed to fix the Affordable Care Act (ACA), not repeal it.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 jweisbord@franchise.org IFA APPLAUDS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR PASSING THE SAVE AMERICAN WORKERS ACT WASHINGTON, April 3, 2014—The International Franchise Association’s President & CEO Steve Caldeira released the statement below following the passage of the Save American Workers Act by the House of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org IFA CALLS FOR A RETURN TO 40-HOUR WORK WEEK IN HEALTH CARE LAW WASHINGTON, April 2, 2014—On behalf of America’s 825,000 franchise establishments, the International Franchise Association today expressed strong support for H.R. 2575, Save American […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org IFA APPLAUDS SENATE CONFIRMATION OF MARIA CONTRERAS-SWEET TO LEAD SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, March 27, 2014—The International Franchise Association’s President & CEO Steve Caldeira released the following statement today after the Senate confirmed Maria Contreras-Sweet’s nomination […]
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Franchising World, March 2014 BY JOYCE MAZERO THE INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION believes that franchise attorneys, whether in-house or outside counsel, can – and should – be key contributors to the franchisor’s or franchisee’s executive business team. This belief is foundational to the IFA Legal Symposium’s core value proposition that program content […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 jweisbord@franchise.org ROBERT CRESANTI TO LEAD GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY FOR THE IFA WASHINGTON, March 19, 2014—International Franchise Association President & CEO Steve Caldeira announced today that Robert Cresanti will join the organization as Executive Vice President of Government Relations & […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org IFA STATEMENT ON OBAMA’S USE OF EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY TO EXPAND OVERTIME ELIGIBILITY WASHINGTON, March 13, 2014—The International Franchise Association President & CEO Steve Caldeira released the below statement following President Obama’s use of executive authority in ordering […]
Franchise business executives, franchisees and franchise suppliers must always be keenly aware of the pulse of the industry. The March issue of Franchising World presents leading industry executives who will guide you through some of the issues fac