We remind you that the Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA) along with other supporters will celebrate the signing of the California Franchise Relations Act with a reception in Sacramento on January 6. The event will be held at Cafeteria 15L from 5:30 – 7 PM. If you would like to attend, contact Misty Chally, Coalition…
Read More »Should any franchise owners be in California just after the New Year, you may want to consider joining the Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA) in Sacramento on January 6 to celebrate the signing of the Franchise Relations Act. We will celebrate this accomplishment at Cafeteria 15L from 5:30 – 7 PM with some of the…
Read More »The Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA) has finalized the details for the 2016 CFA Lobby Day in Washington DC on Thursday and Friday, March 17 and 18. Registration is now open for this exceptional annual program which this year will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill. More information is available here…
Read More »For those who operate in Pennsylvania and follow our efforts to balance the franchisee-franchisor relationship in the Keystone state, we’re glad to provide you with a link to the October 21 House Consumer Affairs Committee public hearing on H.1620. You can watch the full hearing here.
Read More »The Coalition of Franchisee Associations will be offering a free webinar next Thursday, November 5, 2015 on the new California Franchise Relations Act that Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a few weeks ago. The webinar will feature two individuals instrumental in getting the legislation drafted, filed and passed over a four year span, CFA…
Read More »The House Consumer Affairs Committee took public testimony this week on H.1620, fair franchising legislation currently pending in the Pennsylvania House. DDIFO joined the Coalition of Franchisee Associations along with the SuperCuts Franchisee Association in formal testimony before the committee and urged them to pass the proposal, which was filed by the Committee’s Minority Chairman,…
Read More »The Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA) has asked franchisees across the country to reach out to their Congressmen and ask for their support of two bills filed by Representative Keith Ellison (MN – 5th District). H.R. 3196, The Fair Franchise Act of 2015 will prohibit unfair and discriminatory practices by franchisors and require all parties…
Read More »Notwithstanding pleas from business interests around the country as well as the Advocacy Office of the Small Business Administration, the Department of Labor has denied requests for extension of the public comment period. As a result of the Department of Labor’s intransigence, all public comment on the Wage & Hour Division proposal to more than…
Read More »With the Obama administration moving full bore on implementing its new overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the business advocate’s office within the Small Business Administration has formally requested that DOL allow more time for concerned individuals and small businesses to comment on the proposal. DOL’s Wage and Hour Division has proposed more…
Read More »Concerned businesses and individuals have only until September 4, 2015 to submit comments to the Department of Labor regarding the agency’s proposed doubling of the FLSA overtime threshold. Public comments on the proposed change are welcomed during a 60 day window from the time the proposed regulation was published in the Federal Register. That window…
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