FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org IFA STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4457, THE AMERICA’S SMALL BUSINESS TAX ACT OF 2014 WASHINGTON, June 12, 2014 —International Franchise Association President & CEO Steve Caldeira, CFE, released the following statement today regarding the passage of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org FEDERAL COMPLAINT ALLEGES DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FRANCHISEES SEATTLE, June 11, 2014 – The International Franchise Association (IFA), a Washington, D.C.-based trade group, and five franchisees today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Seattle seeking to […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jaenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org IFA STATEMENT ON PROPOSED “BUFFETT RULE” WASHINGTON, June 10, 2014 – International Franchise Association President & CEO Steve Caldeira, CFE, released the following statement today to address a U.S. Senate proposal to implement new spending programs […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org IFA NAMES FRANCHISEE RELATIONS EXECUTIVE TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT RANKS WASHINGTON, May 30, 2014 —Mark McSteen, a franchise industry executive with over 30 years of experience in franchise relations and operational management, has been named Vice President of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org IFA TO FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST UNFAIR AND DISCRIMINATORY SEATTLE MINIMUM WAGE PLAN WASHINGTON, June 2, 2014 -The International Franchise Association President & CEO Steve Caldeira, CFE, released the statement below following the passage of Seattle Mayor Ed […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org IFA OPPOSES MINIMUM WAGE PROPOSALS IN SEATTLE THAT WOULD DESTROY THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS MODEL WASHINGTON, May 20, 2014 —The International Franchise Association expressed strong opposition to any possible minimum wage proposals that would unfairly and unjustifiably destroy […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 mhaller@franchise.org IFA HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF FRANCHISING DURING SBA NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK WASHINGTON, May 12, 2014 — The International Franchise Association kicked off National Small Business Week today by highlighting the importance of franchising as a path to small business entrepreneurship and […]
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 […]