CEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Jan. 9, 2014
Groups express support for Internet tax bill A total of 173 state and national associations are urging federal lawmakers to take up legislation that would spell out the circumstance under which states could collect sales taxes from online purchases.
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Associations oppose Labor nominee Six trade groups, led by the International Franchise Association, are opposing President Obama's choice to head the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Department.In a letter to U.S. Senators recently, the groups said David Weil's writings, advocacy positions and lack of job experience outside academia render him unable to be an impartial administrator of the department. The associations say Weil is an employee advocate with a bias against employers.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Jan. 7, 2014
Associations declare victory in fight with NLRB The National Labor Relations Board has decided not to appeal a court decision striking down its requirement that workplaces post notices informing employees they have the right to unionize—a move that at least two associations applauded as a blow to excessive regulation.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Jan. 6, 2014
MPAA lawyer talks about efforts to fight online piracy The Motion Picture Association of America has spent tens of millions of dollars fighting online piracy, and the organization's new top lawyer believes that money has been put to good use. "I think if you were to look at the state of piracy today compared to what the state of piracy would have been [had Hollywood not] been diligent in protecting rights, I think you would see a very different scenario," Steve Fabrizio told The Hollywood Reporter.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Jan. 3, 2014
NRF appeals swipe fee settlement The National Retail Federation announced Thursday it had appealed a $5.7 billion court settlement concerning credit card swipe fees, arguing the terms of the agreement do nothing to alleviate the concerns of its industry. At issue is a lawsuit that pitted individual merchants against Visa, MasterCard and some of the nation's largest banks. Retailers accused the financial intuitions of price fixing, saying they had collaborated to set credit card swipe fees at artificially high rates.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Jan. 2, 2014
Groups outline 2014 policy priorities At least three associations welcomed the New Year by spelling out what policies they intend to champion in 2014. Of the three, the National Association of Federal Credit Unions had the most extensive list, naming 12 policy priorities it plans to pursue during the next several months. They range from protecting credit unions' federal tax exemption to opposing the lowering of debit card swipe fees.
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