Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 WASHINGTON, Jan. 11— The International Franchise Association (IFA) today announced its appointment of Rikki Amos as the new head of IFA Foundation. “I am very excited to welcome Rikki to this new role, and I know her experience, leadership, and excellent rapport she has built with IFA members and staff […]
Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 EXPANDED JOINT EMPLOYER STANDARD COST $33.3 BILLION ANNUALLY New IFA Research Shows That Expanded Joint Employer Standard Also Resulted in 376,000 Fewer Job Opportunities and Led to 93% More Lawsuits; 92% Say it’s Harmed Their Brand (WASHINGTON, January 28) – The International Franchise Association (IFA) today announced that an expanded […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 WASHINGTON, Nov. 5— The International Franchise Association (IFA) today applauded the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the standards-setting body for public and private companies in the US, for providing franchise businesses clarity on rules and regulations that affect them. FASB issued educational examples of revenue recognition […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 (WASHINGTON, OCT. 17) – The International Franchise Association (IFA), the world’s oldest and largest organization representing franchise businesses, today praised the Department of Labor’s (DOL) announcement that it intends to pursue rulemaking on the joint employer standard as part of its regulatory agenda this year. “We […]
Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA WINS GRASSROOTS INNOVATION AWARD FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL WASHINGTON, Jan. 30th –The International Franchise Association (IFA) today won the 2019 Public Affairs Grassroots Innovation award for improving issue awareness among franchise owners by using an e-learning platform as an effective grassroots strategy to “gamify” its issue education and mobilization to […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 (WASHINGTON, Oct. 1) – The International Franchise Association (IFA) today praised Members of Congress for urging the U.S. Department of Labor to proceed toward rulemaking on joint employment to clarify employer responsibilities for the 733,000 franchise establishments across the country. “We applaud these bipartisan members of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 (WASHINGTON, SEPT. 27) – The International Franchise Association (IFA) today announced that five member-brand CEOs attended the White House Economic Summit, a discussion between senior administration officials, Cabinet secretaries, and business leaders on the state of the American economy. The event focused on the economic effects […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 (WASHINGTON, SEPT. 20) – The International Franchise Association (IFA) today announced that it is a founding member of the newly-formed Coalition to Protect and Promote Association Health Plans (AHP). The coalition aims to promote the expansion of health care coverage through private associations of independent businesses. […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 WASHINGTON, Sept. 13—The International Franchise Association (IFA) today applauded the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) plans to move forward with a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the joint employer standard. “The NLRB’s announcement is good news for franchises and franchise employees across the country,” said IFA […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org WASHINGTON, Sept. 12—The International Franchise Association (IFA) today voiced strong support for provisions included in H.R. 3798, the Save American Workers Act. In advance of House action this week, IFA urged Congress to restore the common-sense definition of full-time employment and provide relief for locally-owned businesses and […]