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California Franchise Legislation Defeated

IFA’s efforts to defeat Senate Bill 610 in California have been successful. Last night, Senate Bill 610 was defeated for the year as the sponsor of the bill pulled the legislation off today’s California Assembly Business, Professions & Consumer Protections Committee docket when it became clear there was scant support for the bill by the Committee’s 10 Democrats and four Republicans.

Government Relations

10 Percent Of All New Jobs Were Created By Franchises Over Past Year

Yesterday, ADP and Moody’s released their inaugural National Franchise Report (NFR), a new barometer of the health and growth of the increasingly important franchise industry. The NFR measures the number of franchise jobs created on a monthly basis.

Operations & Training

VetFran Committee Member Gordon Logan Receives VFW Citizenship Award

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) presented VetFran Committee member and Founder and CEO of Sport Clips Haircuts Gordon Logan with the James E. Van Zandt Citizenship Award this week at its annual convention.

People, News & Events

Franchisee to Congress: Employer Mandate Delay Does Not Alter Fundamental Problems with ACA

Yesterday, the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Ways & Means held a hearing to examine the one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate. Last Tuesday, the Administration announced that it would be delaying the implementation until 2015.

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IFA continues to lobby to ensure that the ACA is implemented with minimal negative impact on small business owners

Recently, legislation was introduced in both the House and Senate that would change the definition of a full-time employee from an average of 30 hours per work to 40 hours per week. Rep. Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the house version, H.R. 2575, and a companion bill, S. 1188, was introduced by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Donnelly (D-IN).

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CKE Restaurants’ Puzder advocates for immigration reform in Washington

As the immigration debate continues on Capitol Hill and across the country, ImmigrationWorks, a national organization advancing immigration reform that works for all Americans, held an event in Washington D.C. today at the American Enterprise Institute to help lawmakers and voters understand the most important elements for creating a better legal system for the future.

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