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The International Franchise Association (IFA) today announced the election of eight new franchise professionals to serve on its Board of Directors. The new directors, who will take their positions at the 2024 IFA Annual Convention in February, will join one of the most diverse IFA Boards in history, bringing a variety of experience and expertise to lead the franchise sector’s oldest and largest global trade association.

When the NLRB issued its expansive new joint employer rule October 26, IFA promised an aggressive response to prevent it from taking effect. Our coordinated campaign is well underway and includes five strategic elements outlined below.

The International Franchise Association (IFA) today applauded a bipartisan and bicameral coalition for introducing Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval that would overturn the final joint employer rule issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

Today, the International Franchise Association (IFA) joined a coalition lawsuit challenging the joint employer rule issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the lawsuit takes aim at the NLRB for exceeding the scope of its authority and violating the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) by failing to respond to comments regarding the rule’s harmful economic consequences.

With the franchise model facing unprecedented regulatory challenges at the federal and state level, the International Franchise Association (IFA) today announced the formation of the “IFA Law Center.” The Law Center will add litigation to IFA’s existing government relations, public policy, media relations and educational programs that advocate for the protection, promotion, and enhancement of franchising. 

The International Franchise Association (IFA) today released the following statement on the final regulation issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) expanding joint employment between franchisors and franchisees. Today’s rule defines how brands and owners could be jointly responsible for the same employees under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), fundamentally upending the franchise business model. The rule would reduce the independence of franchise business owners, diminish franchisees’ equity in their businesses, and force franchisors to offer less support.