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
As we enter the busy election season for federal candidates, clubs should be mindful of the rules when it comes to federal officeholders or candidates appearing at their facilities. Different rules and laws apply to appearances, whether they’re related to an officeholder’s official capacity or
AS A NATION, we’ve undergone numerous political and economic changes in the last three years. The House of Representatives and Senate flipped from Republican to Democratic control. The presidency flipped from Republican to Democratic. Our economy was effectively shut down due to a pandemic and
IN JANUARY, the National Club Association (NCA) filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief supporting an NCAmember club appealing an unfavorable lower court ruling in Florida. The ruling would have had an enormous negative impact on all clubs in the state, and NCA
“Everyone wants to save the world, but no one wants to help Mom do the dishes.” – P.J. O’Rourke I had the occasion to meet and speak briefly with libertarian humorist P.J. O’Rourke and attended a book release at the CATO Institute in 2018 where
Last night, NCA filed an amicus curiae brief in Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal in the case Fiddlesticks Country Club v. Potter et.al. The case centers on whether bylaws in effect at the time a member joins the club constitute a contractual agreement that is not
Congressman Tom Suozzi represents New York’s Third Congressional District, which encompasses most of the North Shore of Long Island and is the home of seven private clubs. The Congressman was born in Glen Cove, N.Y., in 1962 and is the youngest of five children born
WHEN 2021 BEGAN, there was great anticipation and some anxiety about the arrival of a new administration and new leadership in the Senate under the Democratic party. For the first time since 2009 there was unified control of Congress, the Senate and the White House