Founded in 2023, the IFA Law Center protects the franchise model in federal and state courts on issues threatening the future of franchising, including joint employer liability, misclassification, wage and hour laws, vicarious liability, antitrust, and administrative law matters involving the federal agencies. Regulatory litigation are cases in which the IFA Law Center participates as party—a plaintiff, petitioner or intervenor. The IFA Law Center also engages in litigation as an amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” by filing amicus briefs to educate courts about the franchise model, nature of the franchise relationship and the practical implications of legal decisions to ensure preservation of the model.