The new rule would require employers to pay overtime to workers earning salaries below $35,308 per year, roughly a 30 percent increase from the current salary threshold, the National Club Association notes. The NCA is also encouraging response to a survey that will help to document the need to raise the current cap on H-2B…
Club Settles Age Discrimination Suit for $30,000
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought the suit on behalf of a 59-year-old groundskeeper who was temporarily laid off at Llanerch CC in Havertown, Pa. Roughly a month later, job openings were posted for nine groundskeepers and the club informed the plaintiff that he would not be rehired because it was “looking to take the…
Overwhelming Demand Leads to Latest H-2B Visa Lottery
In less than a week after the Department of Homeland Security placed 15,000 additional visas for temporary workers into circulation, it was inundated with petitions and announced it was cutting off further applications and would select recipients through a computer-generated selection process. Even for club and resort properties that have their petitions selected, however, there…
NCA Cites “Potential Breakthrough” in Immigration Debate
A new bill proposed by Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona “could revolutionize the way clubs fill their employment needs,” the National Club Association reports, through a 10-year pilot program that would create a new guest-worker visa for lower-skills jobs. The bill could be passed and signed into law in 2017, the NCA says, regardless of the results of this November’s elections.
National Club Conference Set for Chicago, May 19-21
The National Club Association’s 13th annual conference, to be held at The Union League Club of Chicago, will build its programming around three themes: Strategic Issues for Private Club Governance; The Club Industry Outlook and Trends for the Future; and Legislative, Regulatory, and Legal Issues for Clubs. The conference will end in time for participants to also attend the National Restaurant Show.
New H-2B Operating Rules Released
The rules affecting visas for temporary H-2B workers go into effect immediately and amount to a full program overhaul—and “not in a good way” for club and resort properties, according to the National Club Association.
Claims That Stray Golf Balls Constitute “Trespassing” Gaining Traction, NCA Warns
While typically courts have ruled in favor of clubs when adjacent property owners complain about errant shots, recent reversal of a ruling in a case involving Quaker Ridge GC could set a problematic precedent.
National Club Association Offers New Online Health Care Resource Center
Members of the industry association can now receive free access to information and guidance on regulatory and compliance issues surrounding the Affordable Care Act, through what has been designed to be “the health care hub for the private club industry.”
National Club Association Forms Strategic Communications Alliance With VCT
Partnership offers advanced member benefits.
National Club Association Launches New Website
The National Club Association unveiled a new, member-focused, interactive website.
NCA Releases New Private Club Operations Report
According to recent findings in the 2009 Private Club Operations Report from the National Club Association (NCA), the downturn in the economy has had an impact on the private club industry and clubs have taken action in order to remain not only viable, but also a place where members want to come. The report also…