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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)...

The election of Donald Trump to his second term as the president of the United States brings hope to franchisors that policy making in Washington, DC will reflect changes made...

The White House announced that President Biden has vetoed bipartisan legislation that would have repealed the NLRB joint employer rule. Over 5,300 franchise leaders across the county sent a petition...

A new standard for classifying a joint employer is going into effect before the end of the year, and it will mark a significant change for employers, who will now...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has proposed a ground-breaking rule with the potential to upend the franchise model. Non-compete agreements, which prohibit a franchisee from operating a competing business during...