December 2007 Franchising World The International Franchise Association’s flagship publication, Franchising World, has reaped more awards for its outstanding graphic design. Honored each year since 2002, the magazine earned recent recognition for design excellence. IFA also garnered kudos for the association’s Membership Handbook. “Congratulations to the magazine’s staff and especially to […]
December 2007 Franchising World IFA believes Congress has a mandate and an obligation to address immigration reform at the federal level, in a fair, comprehensive way. By Jessica Bonanno Recently, a U.S. District Court blocked the federal government from implementing its new “final rule” requiring increased employer action in response […]
For immediate release Contact: Terry Hill, 202-628-8000 WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 11 – The International Franchise Association’s Diversity Institute has named three business leaders to join its board of directors. The appointments were made during recent Franchise Appreciation Day events in the nation’s capital, attended by nearly 550 members of the franchising community. Newly-elected directors include […]
October 2007 Franchising World Firing workers required under immigration “no-match” rule. By David French The International Franchise Association has joined a group of national trade associations to intervene in an AFL-CIO lawsuit in the Northern District of California over the new Department of Homeland Security “No-Match” Rule. On Aug. 31, a federal judge […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CBC & IFA Foundations Award Congressional Fellowship City University of New York graduate the first to benefit from joint fellowship program aimed at offering public policy training and chance to work on Capitol Hill WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 – The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and the International Franchise Association Educational […]
September 2007 Franchising World On July 12, the International Franchise Association’s political action committee, FranPAC, hosted a fundraising breakfast for U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio-01). The event was a unique opportunity for many franchising business leaders, including IFA Chairman Mike Isakson, to visit with Chabot at the association’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Since […]
The popular kick-off to the International Franchise Association’s annual Legal Symposium, the Judicial Update runs the gamut of significant legal developments in franchise law that have occurred over the past year. Joyce Mazero addressed these cases from the perspective of a transactional lawyer trying to translate various court holdings into understandable advice to clients and into […]
July 2007 Franchising World Florida 13th Dist. U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan was honored with a fund-raising breakfast by the International Franchise Association earlier this year. Buchanan, a former IFA member, founded American Speedy Printing, which grew through franchising to open more than 700 stores in 44 states, serves on the House Small Business […]
June 2007 Franchising World With primaries set to begin as early as January 2008, the window for congressional agreement on a comprehensive immigration reform bill is getting smaller. By Jessica Bonanno Attempts to reform the United States’ immigration laws evoke a wide breadth of responses from participants and observers. […]