We’ve noted that the popular Multi-Unit Franchising Conference (MUFC) is set to take place in Las Vegas on April 3 – 6, 2018. Registration is now available with the “Early Rate” fee for franchisees of $795 expiring on March 16, 2018. After that date, the franchisee registration fee increases to $895. However, as DDIFO is…
Read More »The Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA), of which DDIFO is a founding member, has been working hard over the past several years to get Congress to stop the proliferation of so-called drive-by lawsuits. Well, its hard work is finally starting to show some results as this week the Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a…
Read More »Speaking of the work of the CFA, they sent out a summary recently of the key provisions contained in the House Tax Reform proposal, The Tax Cut and Jobs Act. Currently being marked up in the House Ways & Means Committee, the legislation provides for a reduction in tax brackets from 7 to 4 with…
Read More »Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta has announced the members of the new Apprenticeship Task Force and franchisees should be proud of their participation in Coalition of Franchisee Associations among others. The CFA was instrumental in guiding task force appointments that would best represent the interests of small business man and woman. With CFA input, we…
Read More »The Coalition of Franchisee Associations, of which DDIFO is a founding member, commended the North American Securities Administrators Association (NSAAA) for the seven new sections it added to Item 19 of the Franchise Disclosure Document to further help guide regulators and protect investors from false or misleading Financial Performance Recommendations. The changes should help small…
Read More »T he Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA) recently held its quarterly board meeting in Boston, and while some of the more compelling issues of interest to franchisees (the repeal and replacement of Obamacare and tax reform) remain mired in political struggles, there was much insight to be gained on an assortment of topics impacting franchise owners.…
Read More »There’s that old saying that the wheels of government turn slowly, and they may even be stopped altogether in many instances, but, the reality is that the federal government is moving favorably for small business on a number of issues. The Department of Labor is moving forward on several fronts that you will want to…
Read More »There’s only a few days left to register for the CFA Webinar entitled: “Franchisors New Financial Performance Requirements: What You Need to Know” being held next Wednesday, July 26 from 11AM – 12 Noon ET. On May 8, 2017, North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) voted to adopt a Financial Performance Representation Commentary for franchises.…
Read More »A few months back, the North American Securities Administration (NASAA) added some requirements on the part of franchisors making certain Item 19 Financial Performance Representations. As a result, effective May 8th of this year, franchisors are required to made those representations more transparent and less susceptible to manipulation. To keep you aware of these important…
Read More »Perhaps the lightening rod of all NLRB decisions during the tenure of General Counsel Griffin was the Board’s rewriting of the definition of joint employer. As the Browning-Ferris decision reverberated through business circles, the NLRB upped the ante when they began liberally applying their new standard to an array of industries and companies (McDonald’s, DirectTV,…
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