Situational Awareness Both the Senate and the House of Representatives are in session this week. The Senate is scheduled to consider a handful of judicial nominations and the nominee for General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The House is poised to hold
Situational Awareness Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) ouster as Speaker of the House last week has effectively left the House of Representative paralyzed in making progress on its legislative agenda. Instead of voting to advance several appropriations bills ahead of a mid-November deadline, lawmakers will be focused on
Hospitality & Leisure Leads Job Growth This morning, the Department of Labor released the September jobs report and notably, the hospitality and leisure sector led with 96,000 jobs created. The overall number of jobs created last month was 336,000. The wider service sector, which includes
Situational Awareness On Saturday, Congress averted a government shutdown after Speaker Kevin McCarthy led a successful last-minute effort to pass a short-term spending bill with a significant bipartisan majority. After brief theatrics in both chambers, including the pulling of a House Office fire alarm by
Situational Awareness Both the House and Senate are in session this week. With only five work days left until government funding expires, leadership in both chambers will focus their efforts on drafting and passing a short-term spending measure to fund the government past September 30.
This morning, the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would amend the Fair Labor Standard Act by extending overtime protections to salaried workers earning less than $1,059 per week, about $55,000 per year. The current income threshold
This morning, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would revise existing regulations regarding who can be authorized by employees to act as a representative accompanying an OSHA compliance officer during a physical workplace inspection (also referred to as a “walkaround
Private club leaders from around the U.S. are invited to join the National Club Association (NCA) and Club Management Association of America (CMAA) at a half-day, online symposium on club governance principles and best practices Sept. 25. Designed for private club presidents, board members and
National Club Association, Club Management Association of America release framework for effective governance of private clubs. The National Club Association (NCA) and Club Management Association of America (CMAA) today released “Private Club Governance: A Handbook of Principles and Best Practices.” Written by a joint committee
On Monday, the EPA announced that it has released a draft Herbicide Strategy for public comment. The draft strategy seeks to expedite how the EPA addresses herbicide runoff that may affect endangered species—with a particular focus on spray drift and runoff. Public comments are open for 60