Court rules in favor of private club bylaws amendments; National Club Association filed brief and presented arguments on behalf of club. The Florida Sixth District Court of Appeals ruled on Friday in favor of Fiddlesticks Country Club, Ft. Myers, Fla., in a case focusing on
Yesterday, a federal judge in North Dakota temporarily enjoined the Biden Administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule from remaining in effect in 24 states. This latest decision comes after a judge in Texas prevented the rule from going into effect in Texas and
The Department of Labor released its monthly jobs report this morning and announced that 517,000 jobs were filled in the month of January. Hospitality and Leisure led with 128,000 jobs. You can see the release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics here. Leisure and hospitality
This morning, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule. NCA will be analyzing the final rule and providing additional information to members in the coming days. You can see the EPA announcement here. The EPA based the final
The Senate and House are in the final stages of passing an omnibus appropriations bill, which is likely to be the final piece of legislation this year and the 117th Congress. In the thousands of pages is a bipartisan agreement to build upon the retirement
The National Club Association and Club Management Association of America today filed joint comments with the Department of Labor concerning proposed revisions to its analysis for determining employee and independent contractor classifications under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). “We recognize the significant role independent
Rep. Anthony Cárdenas(D-Calif.) was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2013 for the 113th Congress (2013–2014) and has represented California’s 29th district since. Now in the 117th Congress (2021–2022), Rep. Cárdenas sits on the prestigious House Committee on Energy and Commerce, where
WaterCongress adjourned for its annual August recess period after a flurry of negotiations and successfully passed significant legislation including the so- called “Inflation Reduction Act,” which most would admit does little, if anything, to reduce inflation. While on the surface, it may seem the Inflation
Earlier today, the Department of Labor released a version of a proposed regulation that changes the process for determining when a worker can be classified as an independent contractor or an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The proposed rule will be published in the Federal Register on
Pennsylvania Representative Lloyd Smucker (R) was first elected to Congress in 2016 and quickly established himself as an effective legislator. Just months into his first term, he successfully passed bipartisan legislation through the House that made it easier for children to be placed in the