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The International Franchise Association (IFA) today released the following statement after the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (S. 567), the most anti-franchise, anti-small business piece of legislation in Congress, on party lines. Instead, IFA urged support for the Save Local Business Act and the Protections for Socially Good Activities Act, which were offered as amendments today and would protect franchises from unworkable joint liability standards.

The International Franchise Association (IFA) last week submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Request for Information on the franchisor-franchisee relationship. Hundreds of franchisors, franchisees, suppliers, and the business community at large echoed the need to protect franchising and avoid a one-size-fits-all regulation that will harm the entire business model.

The International Franchise Association (IFA) today submitted comments in response to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Request for Information (RFI) on franchise agreements and franchisor business practices. IFA stresses how franchising covers hundreds of lines of business and why the franchise relationship works as it is designed, while also suggesting workable updates to the Franchise Rule. IFA’s comments were echoed by franchise brands, franchisees and suppliers across industries.

The International Franchise Association (IFA) today released the following statement after Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su’s appearance before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce on the Department’s FY2024 budget request. The hearing comes as Su’s nomination to serve as Secretary of Labor is pending in the U.S. Senate.

The International Franchise Association (IFA) today released the following statement after the California Assembly passed AB 1228, the Fast-Food Franchisor Responsibility Act, legislation that would establish joint liability between California quick-service franchise brands and their independent franchisees with 100 or more locations nationwide.

The International Franchise Association (IFA) today released the following statement after the New Jersey Assembly passed A-1958, legislation that would damage hospitality franchises in the state. A-1958 would insert the state government into private franchise contracts, promote litigation, and diminish brand standards – the foundation of the franchise model.