FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org IFA STATEMENT ON FAILED MINIMUM WAGE BILL WASHINGTON, April 30, 2014 —International Franchise Association President & CEO Steve Caldeira released the below statement today following the failure of a Senate bill to increase the Federal minimum wage: […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org IFA OPPOSES LEGISLATION TO RAISE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE WASHINGTON, April 29, 2014 —The International Franchise Association today expressed strong opposition to S. 2223, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act, sponsored by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), that would increase […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org IFA STATEMENT ON DAVID WEIL CONFIRMATION TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WAGE & HOUR DIVISION WASHINGTON, April 28, 2014—On behalf of the nation’s 825,000 franchise small businesses and the nearly 18 million workers they support, the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 jweisbord@franchise.org ON THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF WHITE HOUSE JOINING FORCES PROGRAM, IFA HIGHLIGHTS ACHIEVEMENTS OF VETRANS IN FRANCHISING WASHINGTON, April 24, 2014 —On the third anniversary of the White House Joining Forces Program, launched April 2011, the International Franchise Association remains committed to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 & […]