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Tuesday, February 25, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) SafeSport: An obligation for some, and a best practice for all » In passing the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017, the U.S. Congress desi...
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Laws & Regs: March 2020 » New Jersey Proposes Broadened Sexual Harassment, Discrimination Policies New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) has propo...
Thursday, February 20, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Perspectives: House Campaign Committee Chairs Look at 2020 » A ll 435 seats in the House of Representatives are up for election every two years and both Democrats and Republicans have...
Saturday, February 1, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Why Private Status Matters in the Case of The Wing » Private status matters! In the latest “Club Industry Brief,” we looked at the The Wing, a club network catered to women, w...
Thursday, January 16, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Into the Weeds: Navigating Cannabis Law for Clubs » Puff, puff, and pass a law that provides some clarity on cannabis use in the United States—say many employers across the c...
Thursday, January 16, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Efforts to Help Club Staffing: Why Seasonal Visas Remain a Mainstay at Many Private Club » STAFFING. HIRING. TURNOVER. OVERTIME. CONTRACT LABOR. These six words have become the focal point of my conversatio...
Thursday, January 16, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Moving Full Steam into 2020 » THERE’S BEEN A FLURRY of activity in Washington, D.C. We’ve seen the House of Representatives impeach a president f...
Thursday, January 16, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) National Club Association Policy Agenda: A New Approach for Transparency » This Policy Agenda was established by NCA’s Government Relations Committee and staff to ensure that NCA members and staff...
Sunday, December 1, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Knock, Knock: Is your Club ready for a Government Audit or Site Visit? » Is your club ready for a government audit or site visit? While neither one of these scenarios is something that anyone wan...
Friday, October 4, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) A Swing to Bipartisanship » S hortly after joining the staff of the National Club Association, I sent an email to every chief of staff and legislative...
Friday, October 4, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Creating A Policy Agenda: NCA’s Approach to Bipartisanship » OCTOBER 8, 2019 has significant meaning for me for two reasons. First, and most importantly to me, it marks the 25...
Friday, October 4, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Representative Dan. Kildee: An Interview with the Chief Deputy Whip » The National Club Association (NCA) recently interviewed U.S. Representative Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) to discuss his views on...
Friday, October 4, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Service Dog, Emotional Support Dog, Therapy Dog: What’s the difference? » THIS MAY NOT BE ONE of the most critical or difficult legal issues private clubs face today, but it is one that man...
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Meal and Entertainment Expenses under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act » The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Interim Guidance with respect to the business expense deduction for meals...
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) EPA Releases New, Improved WOTUS Rule » On December 12, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its revised version of the Waters of the U.S. Rule (WOT...
Thursday, January 10, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) H-2B Visa Insider Tips » H-2B visas can be a great staffing solution for clubs needing help to staff during their busy times of year using temporar...
Thursday, January 10, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Regulatory and Tax Implications of Food and Beverage On-Demand Services » The food and alcohol delivery and to-go industries are booming and ever-changing to meet the desires of consumers. As a re...
Thursday, January 10, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) What Clubs Should Know About the Shutdown: How a closed government impacts our industry » On Friday, President Trump and Congress agreed to a deal that funds the federal government through February 15, halting th...
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Significant Others » As recently as a decade ago, many clubs defined “family” as a mom, a dad and their children. A club member was entitled to...
Thursday, August 30, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Court Orders WOTUS Into Effect for 26 States: EPA Unlikely to Enforce » Earlier this month a federal court in South Carolina ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) move to delay...
Sunday, April 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) 5 things to know about GDPR: Risks and opportunities for clubs » Privacy regulations in the European Union (EU) have long been considered some of the world’s toughest, and those laws are...
Sunday, April 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Preventing Legal Risk: How to Avoid 8 Club Problems » Often at the forefront of club legal challenges are issues such as overtime, the Waters of the U.S. rule and health...
Thursday, March 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Local Tax Assessment Bill Goes Statewide: Potential New Legal Trend Targeting Clubs » Continuing our work to defend the private club industry, the National Club Association (NCA) has created a coalition of cl...
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) What You Might Have Missed: Naional Labor Relations Board's new rulings » Lost during December’s heated discussions about funding the government and the new tax bill, the National Labor Relations...
Thursday, January 11, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Employee/Independent Contractor Classification Post-Removal of “Economic Realities” Guidance » ON JUNE 7, 2017, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta withdrew the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Obama-era “Economic Realities”...
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Why Tax Reform Could Determine Who’s in Office: Pressure Grows to Pass Legislation Now » After three days of arm-twisting , the Senate passed a budget resolution with language allowing tax reform to be pas...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) NLRB Takes Another Step Forward on Addressing Club Workforce Issues: One More Spot Left to Fill » For the last seven years, private clubs have been dealing with a very labor-friendly National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)...
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) How Trump’s Immigration Executive Order Will Impact Clubs: A Controversial Order » Late in the afternoon of Friday, January 27th, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Protecting the Nation F...
Monday, January 2, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) The New Administration: A Big Win for Private Clubs » The result of the November 2016 elections brings a close to the Obama years. For the first time since the 109 th Con...
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) NLRB Doubles Down on Misclassification Liability: Misclassification May Also Violate NLRA » In a recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), employers who misclassify independent contractors (ICs)...
Thursday, July 14, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Danger: Service Charges and Tipping Policies: How to Minimize and Avoid Risk in Private Clubs » Private clubs have traditionally utilized service charges on food and beverage sales to supplement club revenue. In most...
Thursday, July 14, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) H-2B Visas: Navigating the Current Landscape » WHAT HAS TWO LETTERS, ONE NUMBER, AND CAN ELICIT ABSOLUTE JOY on one day and complete dread the next? For those who...
Thursday, July 14, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) The DOL's New Overtime Exemption Rule: Its Specifics and How Will It Impact Your Club » FOR AN EMPLOYEE to be exempt from overtime compensation, three requirements must be satisfied: He must be...
Friday, July 1, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Judge Puts Persuader Rule on Hold for All 50 States » Yesterday, a decision by a U.S. District judge in Texas put the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Persuader Rule on hold for a...
Friday, April 1, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Agencies Expand Employee Protection: Is Your Club Prepared? » During the last few years, clubs have seen increased activity from federal agencies issuing rules and regulations protecti...
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