Tag
Regulations
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
ASAE Opposes Bill to Allow FTC Oversight of Nonprofits
A proposal to grant the Federal Trade Commission authority to regulate tax-exempt organizations would duplicate existing oversight by…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Canadian Marijuana Group Rebrands in Legislative Push
A Canadian medical marijuana group makes some brand changes in preparation for legalization legislation.
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Overtime Rule Released: How Organizations Can Prepare
The new overtime rule is a reality, and come December 1, associations will need to be in compliance.
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Zenefits: A Startup’s Lesson on Compliance
A cautionary tale from the company Zenefits highlights the importance of not cutting corners with compliance. Also: A…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
What’s Behind the Rise of Online Lending Associations?
With a growing interest in online lending at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a flurry of new industry…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
FCC Turns Eye to Business Broadband Regulations
Two decisions last week by the FCC could have wide-ranging effects on business broadband services for both corporations…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New Oil-Rig Rules Prompt Pushback From All Sides
Oil industry groups took to Twitter and old-school editorials to pipe up about the oil-rig guidelines, which add…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Global Blockchain Forum Eyes Industry Collaboration
The Global Blockchain Forum hopes to ensure that associations focused on digital currencies like bitcoin aren’t reinventing the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Groups Team Up to Regulate Times Square’s Busking Elmos
The costumed characters that often charm, but sometimes intimidate, visitors to Times Square will have to play by…
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Eye-Testing App Draws Optometric Association’s Ire
In a letter to the Food and Drug Administration this week, the head of the American Optometric Association…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Controversial GMO Labeling Bill Stalls in Senate
A bill that would have put into a place a voluntary national labeling scheme for genetically-modified food failed…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
FCC’s ISP Privacy Proposal Draws Mixed Reviews
A plan by the Federal Communications Commission to limit the amount of tracking that ISPs can do with…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
American Securities Association Eyes ‘Main Street’
The American Securities Association will work to create an even playing field for all sizes of investment banks…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
British Airline Pilots: Research Needed on Drone Collisions
The association that represents pilots in the British airline industry, concerned about the number of recent close calls…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
FCC’s Cable Set-top Box Plan Draws Industry Ire
A proposal the FCC approved last week would allow outside companies to sell cable set-top boxes to consumers,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
E.U.-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework Gets Mixed Reviews
Tech associations are encouraging support on both sides of the Atlantic for the recently announced E.U.-U.S. Privacy Shield…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Travel Groups to Congress: Study Airline Competition
Groups in the airline industry say that it’s been too long since Congress took a look at the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
FTC Turns Eye Toward Hidden Resort Fees
Mandatory resort fees at hotels, a common gripe handled by the FTC, have gotten so bad that Congress…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Approaching ACA Deadlines: What Association Leaders Need to Know
With deadlines approaching for the Employer Shared Responsibility and Individual Mandate provisions of the Affordable Care Act, business…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Should Board Members of Nonprofit Organizations Be Compensated?
Nonprofits often wrestle with the question of whether to compensate board members. Federal legislation, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Tire Industry Group Tries Petition Route to Fight Regulation
With a transportation bill threatening to add new reporting requirements to tire manufacturers across the country, the Tire…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Scandal-Plagued Fantasy Sports Group Brings in New Leadership
In an effort to get ahead of the scandals facing its industry, the Fantasy Sports Trade Association announced…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Bitcoin Groups, Law Enforcement Officials Open Dialogue
Eyeing an opportunity to burnish the industry's reputation, a variety of trade groups focused on bitcoin and other…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
In Protest, Fantasy Sports Group Moves Event From Nevada
The Fantasy Sports Trade Association, currently in the midst of regulatory controversy and legal changes, decided over the…
