Pushing Pennsylvania Fair Franchising Last month DDIFO Executive Director Ed Shanahan and Coalition of Franchisee Association (CFA) Chairman Keith Miller were in Harrisburg to testify before a Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee hearing on House Bill #1620, better known as Fair Franchising. “HB 1620 will require that when terminating a franchising agreement – firing the…
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Customers may be lining up like never before for coffee, donuts and other treats as the economy rolls again, but Big Brother appears intent on crashing the party. Dunkin’ and other quick service franchise owners are facing an avalanche of new regulations and laws across the country dictating everything from what you pay an employee…
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The challenges just keep on coming on for Dunkin’ and other quick service franchise owners. First there was the wave of minimum-wage hikes across the country, which have raised the cost of doing business in several major cities. Now franchise owners are facing growing demands to provide paid sick leave and give their employees as…
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For most of this year, Maine’s pro-business governor has been trading legislative barbs with activists pushing an array of new mandates that would do everything from boost workers’ pay to determine how shifts get scheduled. Gov. Paul LePage is championing a state ban that would stop cities and towns from passing their own minimum wage…
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There’s trouble brewing out there for Dunkin’ and other quick service franchise owners as we head deeper into 2015. Labor unions are leading the pack of politicians, activists and regulators taking aim at your businesses. Beyond the expensive new rules and mandates that raise your costs of doing business, unions are aggressively looking for opportunities…
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Dunkin’ Donuts franchise owners looking for some basic protections for their businesses may soon have legislation to rally around in a number of states across the country. Lawmakers in Pennsylvania and California, among other states, are poised to take up the fair-franchising cause as spring legislative seasons kick into gear. While the bills vary in…
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Brace yourself: An avalanche of minimum wage hikes, mandated sick leave laws and new menu labeling requirements is headed your way with the arrival of winter. Republicans may have taken control of Congress during the watershed November elections, but activists scored their victories in states and cities across the country, as well—especially in the area…
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It’s easy to see why backers of California’s historic Fair Franchising Bill feel a bit like the 2007 New England Patriots. You may remember that team that went 18-0 before losing the Super Bowl to the New York Giants. The Coalition of Franchisee Associations, which counts as its members franchisee associations from Dunkin’ Donuts, Subway,…
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Get ready to up your game. The pressure on franchise owners, already high, is about to get even more intense. Leading up to the 2014 elections, lawmakers and activists across the country have been in hyper-drive, pushing various minimum wage hikes, sick leave bills and environmental regulations in a bid for votes. In this edition…
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From a brightening economy to a bevy of new laws and regulations, changes are afoot across the country that could have a big impact on your franchise’s bottom line this fall. First there is the economy. More people are working and, hopefully, you are noticing customers have a little more money to spend on their…
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