FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA Applauds Work From Senate to Fix America’s Health Care System WASHINGTON, June 27—International Franchise Association Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Government Relations Matt Haller released the statement below about the Better Care Reconciliation Act: “We […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA Applauds Trump Administration for Expansion of Apprenticeship Programs WASHINGTON, June 15—As President Trump plans to make the expansion of apprenticeship programs through an executive order in coordination with workforce week, America’s 733,000 franchise businesses are helping close the skills […]
Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA APPLAUDS FIRST STEPS TAKEN TO ROLL BACK UNLIMITED JOINT EMPLOYER STANDARD WASHINGTON, June 7—International Franchise Association applauded the recent decision by the Department of Labor to rescind the Administrator’s new interpretation of joint employer, as unlimited joint employer liability is one of the most […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA’S VETFRAN PROGRAM ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF NEW DESIGNATIONS, RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE AMONG VETFRAN COMPANIES […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA Names New Leader for FranPAC WASHINGTON, May 16—International Franchise Association today announced Leah Shimp Vass has been named Associate Director of Government Relations. Leah will be responsible for elevating FranPAC, IFA’s political action committee, as the association continues to […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA Praises Regulatory Reform Bill to Ease Burden on America’s Franchise Owners WASHINGTON, May 17—The International Franchise Association, representing more than 733,000 franchise businesses across the country, supported a package of regulatory reform bills ahead of committee markup today. S. […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA Statement on White House Cybersecurity Executive Order WASHINGTON, May 11—International Franchise Association Chief Legal Officer & Chief of Staff Elizabeth Taylor released the statement below following President Trump’s Executive Order on cybersecurity, calling it a positive step: […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA Praises Congress for Common-Sense Legislation Giving Employees and Employers Greater Flexibility WASHINGTON, May 2—International Franchise Association praised members of the House of Representatives for passing common-sense legislation that will provide employers and employees with greater flexibility. H.R. 1180, the […]
Gionne Jones IFA Franchise Education & Research Foundation gjones@franchise.org 202-662-0772 IFA Franchise Education and Research Foundation Seeks Millennial Entrepreneurs for NextGen in Franchising Global Competition – Through Sept. 1, business owners worldwide can apply for the chance to participate in a business accelerator program designed to help them […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA APPLAUDS TRUMP APPOINTMENT OF MISCIMARRA AS CHAIR OF LABOR BOARD WASHINGTON, April 25—International Franchise Association Vice President of Federal Government Relations Michael Layman applauded President Trump’s appointment of Philip A. Miscimarra as Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), […]