Jason Daley writes at Entrepreneur Magazine: Imagine owning a small business for 20 years, pouring all your time, money and sweat into achieving a decent cash flow and a little equity. Then imagine getting a contract in … [Read more...]
Paid sick leave takes center stage in NYC. Denver Voters Rejects the Law.
November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
NEW YORK Small business owners rallied on the steps of City Hall Tuesday to voice their opposition to a measure mandating paid sick leave for employees in New York City, one of several states and municipalities … [Read more...]
Franchisor Hit Hard for Pretending Employees Are Franchisees
September 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Janet Sparks reports at BlueMauMau that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court smacked Coverall janitorial franchise system with a huge bill for labeling its employees as franchisees. The high court ruled that the … [Read more...]
Starbucks Wins Dismissal of Worker Tips Lawsuit
July 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
CNBC reports that Starbucks Corp on Monday won dismissal of a lawsuit by former assistant store managers in New York who accused the world's largest coffee chain of cheating them out of customer tips. U.S. District … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Legislature Hears Fair Franchising Bill
July 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On June 29, 2011 members of the Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses— representing the Massachusetts State Senate and House of Representatives—heard testimony on a bill sponsored by Senator Brian … [Read more...]
Franchisee Bill of Rights Highlights Need for Fairness
July 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
CFA unveils groundbreaking document at 2011 CFA Forum Day When franchisee association leaders gathered in Washington last month for the 2011 CFA Day Forum, they were witness to an important piece of franchising history. … [Read more...]
Little Agreement as State Considers Franchise Rules
June 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Katie Johnston of the Boston Globe reports the state’s franchise industry is coming under scrutiny on Beacon Hill as lawmakers consider two bills that would further regulate franchise agreements and more clearly define … [Read more...]
Bill of Rights for Franchisees Now Ratified
June 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Blue MauMau — Some of America's largest franchise groups formally ratified a franchisee bill of rights on Friday, June 3. The intent of the document is to spell out a framework of a mutually beneficial relationship … [Read more...]
Franchisee Bill of Rights, Input Requested
May 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Dunkin’ Donuts Franchise Owner, The Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA) which DDIFO is a founding member, which Jim Coen, President of DDIFO as the Vice Chairman of CFA and Co-Chairman of the CFA Fair … [Read more...]
Seismic Shift in Franchisees Seeking Balance
April 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Don Sniegowski of BlueMauMau reports that there is a seismic shift under way in how franchisees approach balance in franchisee/franchisor relationships. It is a multi-pronged strategy headed by the three-year-old … [Read more...]
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