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How Associations Are Changing Up School Sunscreen Rules

Associations Now

Similar measures were already on the books in California, New York, Oregon, and Texas, and legislators in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island are currently working on their own bills. The group has been particularly active in California, which passed its law exempting sunscreen from school medication rules in 2002.

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Associations at Odds Over Proposed Massachusetts Ban on Noncompete Clauses

Associations Now

61 % The increase in court decisions regarding noncompete agreements between 2002 and 2012, according to a study conducted for the Wall Street Journal by the law firm Beck Reed Riden LLP. LINX argued that it was trying to protect information on its unique training methods from competitors, the New York Times reported.

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Big Data: Big Headache or Big Opportunity for Associations?

Association Adviser

One of the things that California SAE’s Robert Newman said he has learned over the years is that “the ask” is so critical. It’s also a great member benefit and new member recruiting tool. “It’s such an easy thing to do and so often we don’t do it,” he said. Be careful what you wish for.

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