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FTC Acting on Franchise Issues
Last week may be viewed as a monumental week as we are starting to see the new majority at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), led by Chair Lina Khan, take an interest in franchise issues, specifically protecting franchisees. Besides Khan, Commissioners Rohit Chopra (who was a guest speaker at the AAFD Conference in June) and Rebecca Slaughter have taken an interest in franchise issues.
Statement of Personal Support of the Nomination of David Weil to the DOL
Several AAFD members have reached out to the AAFD for guidance on our position on President Biden’s nomination of Professor David Weil to again serve as the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL). Weil held this position previously in the Obama administration and he created controversy by announcing that franchisors that exert excessive control over their franchise networks may be classified as joint employers of franchisee employees.
AAFD Legislative Update in the Franchise Industry
The AAFD seeks to improve the franchising climate by providing resources to franchise associations, franchisees, franchise owners and prospective Franchise Buyers.
Fair Franchising Legislation – Its Time for OUR Voices to be Heard!
Attention Current and Past Franchisees: Never before have we had an opportunity like this. Both Congress and the Federal Trade Commission are taking a ... Read More →
2021 Total Quality Franchising Awards Ceremony
We are delighted to share with you the video recording of our recently held 2021 Total Quality Franchising Awards Ceremony. The TQF Awards allows ... Read More →
AAFD Celebrates the following 2021 TQF Award Recipients
Robert Zarco, Dale E. Cantone, Commissioner Rohit Chopra, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto and the CA Dept of Financial Protection & Innovation Take Home Top Awards ... Read More →
AAFD To Honor Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra, and CA Department Of Financial Protection & Innovation for Service to The Franchising Community
Recipients to be Honored at Total Quality Franchising Awards Ceremony on June 24th (Palm Desert, CA,) June 21, 2021 - American Association of Franchisees ... Read More →
AAFD announces 2021 TQF Lifetime Achievement Award to Robert Zarco and the Robert Purvin Legacy Award to Dale E. Cantone
Recipients to be Honored at Prestigious Industry Ceremony (Palm Desert, CA,) June 15, 2021 - American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD), a national ... Read More →
Empowering Franchisee Associations is focus of AAFD Franchisee Leadership Summit
Senator Cortez Masto, FTC Commissioners Kahn and Chopra, Robert Zarco and Keith Miller are among headline speakers Presented by RingCentral®/ Access Retirement Solutions TIME ... Read More →
AAFD Announces Three New Franchisee Chapters and Two Chapter Reboots!
The American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD) announced today the formation of three new independent franchisee associations, organized as chapters of the AAFD, and two re-boots of former active chapters since the ... Read More →
AAFD Announces Strategic Co-Branded Partnership with RingCentral
The American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD), a national trade association advocating for franchisees and independent dealers, today announced a new co-branded strategic partnership ... Read More →
Announcing RingCentral® for AAFD Memberssm
The AAFD is delighted to announce and welcome RingCentral® as our newest Branded Partner to offer and power RingCentral® for AAFD Memberssm. We are pleased ... Read More →
