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
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
Situational AwarenessThe House and Senate are in session this week. The Senate will be considering nominations. The House will consider several bills reported out by the Small Business Committee as well as the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), which was reported out
Democrats Get Control Of SenateLast week, Georgia Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock won their runoff elections in a record-setting turnout. As a result, Democrats effectively now control the U.S. Senate. The Upper Chamber is evenly divided at 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats with Vice
Situational Awareness The House and Senate are in session this week. The House will consider a number of bills on the Suspension Calendar and the Senate will continue processing nominations. Supreme Court Nomination Battle AheadOn Saturday evening President Trump announced his pick to fill the
The battle rages at both state and federal levels over worker misclassification and what some call “wage theft.” The issue of misclassification crosses into many different workplace issues for clubs and other employers. The issues affect whether an individual is entitled to the rights of
FOR MANY YEARS, the business staffing environment in the United States has been employee-based, but there is a growing shift to an independent contractor model. In fact, independent contractor engagement growth is nine times greater than employee growth. Today one-third of American workers are independent contractors