Episode 260: Industry Continues to Flex its Muscle in Washington, DC.

The industry has been enjoying a nice run of political success lately with the National Restaurant Association staring down the Small Business Administration over restaurant relief funds and the International Franchise Association basically determining who is and is not acceptable to run the Labor Department’s Wage & Hour Division. To what do we owe this burgeoning political power? We'll discuss. And it's do or die time in California as the FAST Act takes center stage. We’ll take a look at what industry leaders need to do this week to have a chance of winning. And the primary election train keeps on rolling and we’ll discuss the results that could have oversized impacts on the industry - namely Michigan and Kansas. We’ll discuss those issues and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.