NPA ends lawsuit, hits reset button
Settlement terms confidential following voluntary dismissal of caseFabricant A tumultuous year at the Natural Products Association is ending with the resolution of a lawsuit that pitted the association against some of its own board members. NPA members will soon vote on new bylaws and, if those are adopted, elect a new board.
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Food safety, market growth on front burner for Bodor at AFFI
First-time CEO seeks ways to increase frozen food consumption; despite her own expertise, she won't micromanage scientific staff Alison Bodor has led the American Frozen Food Institute since May.
Read MoreSome jobseekers can keep pay history secret
Some jurisdictions allow applicants to turn down requests for previous salaries New laws aimed at closing the gender gap in pay may also be a boon for job applicants whose current or previous salaries are out of sync with the marketplace. In July, Massachusetts became the first state to prohibit employers from demanding salary histories from job applicants, beginning in 2018. Philadelphia passed a similar law in December. Legislation was also introduced in the District of Columbia and in the U.S. Congress.
Read MoreWhen overqualification for a job becomes a major disadvantage
Candidates can convince search committees, employers they are the right choice by showing passion for an organization's mission Oliver Tessier is now an executive coach but he was once a nonprofit executive who found himself in Washington, D.C., with a pregnant wife, a new house and a job that didn't work out, so he did what many people would do in that situation—he took a position that was below his skill set.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - Associations want FCC to reconsider broadband privacy rules
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Hoopes a top golfer among D.C. lobbyists
Golf Digest publishes the handicaps of 150 Washington influencers Nat Hoopes (right) and his father, Claude, at The Kittansett Club in Marion, Mass. Nat Hoopes doesn't spend much time on the golf course these days, busy as he is getting a new trade group—the Marketplace Lending Association—off the ground. Nevertheless, Golf Digest recently recognized him as a power player.
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