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Join Us for a Night at the Ballpark During the 深夜福利站Leadership Summit
One of the biggest benefits of attending an event like the 深夜福利站Leadership Summit and Annual Conferenceis the opportunity to network with your fellow franchisee ...
The Franchise Industry, Heavily Regulated? 鈥� Shattering the Myth
Introduction by the 深夜福利站As we have often reported, one of the most egregious 鈥渕yths鈥� promoted by franchisors is that the franchising industry is heavily ...
7-Eleven Franchisees Win Big as Ninth Circuit Vacates Two Court Decisions Against Them
Two big cases on issues relating to Fair Franchising were given new life when the Ninth Circuit Court vacated the decisions against franchisees and sent them back to district court. These decisions could eventually affect your franchise! Read to learn more.
Early Bird Registration for the 2019 深夜福利站Leadership Summit Is Now Open!
The 深夜福利站is dedicated to 鈥淧rotecting Your Franchise Equity鈥� and invites our members and franchise association leaders to join us at the 2019 深夜福利站Franchisee ...
W. Michael Garner
W. Michael Garner is the Founding Partner of Garner and Ginsburg and a nationally recognized franchise attorney whose focus is on the representation of franchisees ...
鈥淲hen Private Equity Buys Your Franchisor鈥�
A Sneak Peak at an Upcoming Program at the 2019 深夜福利站Franchisee Leadership Summit in September Within the last decade, private equity firms have purchased ...
The 深夜福利站Announces Co-Chairs of Its 2019 Franchisee Leadership Summit
SAN DIEGO, APRIL 2019 鈥� The American Association of Franchisee and Dealers (AAFD) announced that franchise owner, Stephen Rymal and franchise attorney Bryan Dillion will serve as co-chairs of the AAFD鈥檚 2019 Franchisee Leadership Summit and Annual Conference, taking place from September 15 鈥� 18 at the Sheraton Mesa Hotel in Mesa, Arizona.
We Are Accepting Nominations for the AAFD鈥檚 Total Quality Franchising Awards
We are officially accepting nominations for the AAFD鈥檚 2019 Total Quality Franchising Awards. If you know a franchise association, franchisor, chapter member, or supporting member who has contributed to the cause of fair and collaborative franchising, nominate them! Check out the full list of the award categories and nomination instructions.
Should You Allow Franchisees Who Are Connected to Your Franchisor to Join Your Association?
Recruiting is always a top priority for franchisee associations, but what happens if you receive interest from franchisees who are connected to your franchisor, such as family members or franchisees who are also employed by the franchisor? This issue of whether to allow franchisees who are especially loyal to a franchisor to join an association was a recent subject of a 鈥榟eated鈥� dialogue on the American Bar Association Forum on Franchise Law. Some franchisee advocates argued that franchisor friendly franchisees should be barred from association membership as they are innately adverse to an association鈥檚 goals and objectives.
You Can Lead a Horse to Water, but鈥� Creating a Health Care System that Could Work for America
While I don鈥檛 profess to have all the answers for creating a perfect healthcare system, I do have an advanced degree in health-related studies. And since the health care universe has been a major part of my professional life for the past 35 years, I feel as though I have acquired some unique insights into the workings of the business of health. It is with this knowledge that I read with interest and, sometimes, great amusement, the proposals for replacement of the PPACA, colloquially known as Obamacare.
Steven Chapkin
Steven Chapkin is a 35-year veteran of the health insurance industry, 26 years of which he spent in senior sales and executive management positions at ...
Read the AAFD鈥檚 Comment to the NLRB鈥檚 Joint Employer Criteria
We thought you would appreciate knowing that 深夜福利站Chairman, Robert Purvin, has submitted a public comment to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regarding the AAFD鈥檚 position and recommendations for the NLRB鈥檚 criteria and standards for determining when a franchisor鈥檚 control over its franchisees would result in a finding that the franchisor is the 鈥榡oint employer鈥� of the franchisee鈥檚 employees.
