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As Legal Battle Continues, Companies File First Conflict Minerals Reports

Associations Now

Helping Companies Comply As the June 2 deadline neared for filing conflict mineral reports, several groups were working to assist companies with their reporting. “We’re working on getting those companies to the table, and giving them the resources they need to go conflict-free.” What the Reports Say.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.24.21

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Professor of Human Resource Management in the School of Business at Indiana University Southeast. Davis, CEM, Director, Exhibits & Sponsorships, Society for Human Resource Management. Cohort-based online courses.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.17.21

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. According to the ON24 Webinar Benchmarks Report 2021, over a third of all webinar attendance was on-demand, not live. SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Professor of Human Resource Management in the School of Business at Indiana University Southeast.

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Industry Groups Launch Conflict Minerals Compliance Center

Associations Now

The first such report is due by the end of May. Seven powerhouse industry associations are teaming up with supply-chain management firm Source Intelligence and law firm Schulte Rother and Zabel LLP to launch a cross-industry training and resource center that directly addresses the U.S.

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U.S. Supreme Court to Review Mandatory Member Dues

SCD Group

Disclosure: my first job out of college was as a news reporter for The Associated Press. A brief submitted by 21 past presidents of the District of Columbia bar warns that lawsuits against mandatory bar dues would distract the groups from "regulating the legal profession and improving the quality of legal services."

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Public Transit Group: No “Fatal Flaws” Stopping DC Streetcar

Associations Now

The District of Columbia has a long way to go before its troubled streetcar program can get off the ground, but an analysis by the American Public Transportation Association indicates that the problems ailing the system can definitely be fixed. The association found no “fatal flaws” preventing the launch.

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Parsing Common Core: An Education Program Under Fire

Associations Now

According to CoreStandards.org, 45 states, the District of Columbia, four U.S. Many critical reports have surfaced—some inaccurately implying that the program is federally backed. The initiative’s FAQ page lays out the standards , the people involved in setting them, and how the program works. The criticism.