Earlier this week, the Senate rejected a bid by democratic members to overturn IRS regulations prohibiting states from creating charitable funds that taxpayers can contribute to in exchange for a state tax credit. The creation of the credits was an attempt by high-tax blue states such as New York, New Jersey and California to get…
Read More »The effort to put a minimum wage increase to $15 on the Florida ballot has moved that much closer to reality as advocates have submitted over 763,000 valid voter signatures already. Florida For a Fair Wage, the primary sponsor of the initiative, must to collect and submit at least 766,200 voter signatures by February to…
Read More »Retail giant Target is just one of a host of major retailers that, with much fanfare, announced they would raise the minimum wage for all of their employees to $15/hour. Target made the announcement back in 2017, followed by a number of other big-box stores, committing to bring all employee pay up to a minimum…
Read More »Well, in the current environment, the good news is that it proves democrats and republicans in the US Senate can actually work together on an issue. A week or so ago, democratic Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined republican colleague Senator Todd Young (R-IN) to jointly introduce legislation to limit the use of non-compete agreements. The…
Read More »I would submit one probably wasn’t too surprised by Seattle, Philadelphia and a host of California cities adopting additional taxes on sugary beverages, so-called soda taxes, but Utah?? Well, it seems that the soda tax proposal is part of an array of Tax Reform Proposals being entertained by the Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force…
Read More »It’s not too late though to attend the Coalition of Franchisee Association (CFA) Legal Symposium November 12 & 13 in Las Vegas. The event, which will feature many of the premier franchisee attorneys around the country, will be held immediately after the Restaurant Finance and Development Conference at The Bellagio on the Las Vegas Strip,…
Read More »You may have missed the early bird discount and the discounted rates for accommodations in the DDIFO room block, but you can still attend the 2019 DDIFO National Conference beginning Monday morning at Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Mashantucket, CT. The program will begin with an opening keynote address by Job Creators Network CEO Alfredo…
Read More »Congratulations are in order indeed for John Cadete, Eric Eskander and their team at Cadete Enterprises as they were recently named the Dunkin 2018 Franchisees of the Year. The selection is an honor bestowed by Dunkin’ at its annual awards ceremony. John Cadete is also a DDIFO Hall of Fame member, joining that prestigious group…
Read More »Legislation to require “fair scheduling” in the service sector at the national level was expected to be reintroduced as early as yesterday by democratic presidential candidate and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in the Senate and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), the top Democrat on the House Labor appropriations subcommittee. The legislation, which will require “fair…
Read More »The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments this week on a case coming out of Kansas relating the use of information taken from the I-9 Form. Kansas v Garcia involves three restaurant workers who were charged by the state of Kansas with identity theft based on fraudulent information included in state…
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