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Maryland Securities Commissioner Melanie Senter Lubin announced recently that the state will implement a new franchise renewal “Fast-Track Program” launching Jan. 1 and aimed at expediting registration of eligible franchise...

For years, the franchise community has worked to change what it perceives to be a problematic joint employer standard – to no avail.  But as franchise professionals and industry lobbyists...

After a decade of legal uncertainty, U.S. Rep. James Comer (R-KY) has proposed legislation to establish a clear, codified standard for what constitutes a joint employer under federal labor laws,...

Earlier this year, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) version 50 10 8, bringing sweeping changes to lending policies and procedures under the SBA 7(a)...