CEO 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Read MoreTop-paid staff in tax exempt organizations 2013
This report lists the 200 highest paid staffers at associations and public interest groups
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Executive staff salaries in nonprofit associations reach new, higher levels
Staffers working for Washington, D.C.-based trade groups among best paid $540,000. That's the minimum take-home pay required to earn a spot on this year's CEO Update list of the 200 highest paid staff in tax-exempt organizations.
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