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Report: Major Hotel Chains Hit by Long-Term Data Breach

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reported that it suffered a nine-month breach of its credit card system in 2013 that affected restaurants and lounges at 14 hotels it manages belonging well-known chains, including Marriott, Holiday Inn, and Starwood Hotels and Resorts. The post Report: Major Hotel Chains Hit by Long-Term Data Breach appeared first on Associations Now.'

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Why People Love This Association’s Membership Mascot

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At the Kentucky Pharmacists Association, Roamey the Gnome is popular guy. We have a fundraiser hat on one hour and swap it for an industry spokesman hat right after that. Bob McFalls, executive director and CEO at the Kentucky Pharmacists Association, can add one more hat to his rack: Gnome caretaker.

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Stronger by Association: AMR Promotes, Hires Additional Staff

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Before joining AMR, he worked in the hotel and convention industry for more than 20 years. She will report to USFRA Assistant General Manager Cindy Hackmann. She will report to Diane Dougherty, Director of Member Records. He will report to department director Joy Kirchner, CMP, LES. and Kentucky.

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As United Airlines Controversy Dies Down, Groups Make Case for Overbooking

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With the treatment of United Airlines passenger David Dao putting negative attention on airline practices, industry groups are making the case that the practice of overbooking—which is getting additional scrutiny as a result of the incident—has an important place.

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Tobacco Grower Associations Take Stand Against Child Labor

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law, the report highlights the irony of kids helping to produce a product that they cannot legally use. “Almost none of the children Human Rights Watch interviewed said that employers had given them health and safety training or protective gear,” the report states. tobacco farms.”

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Association Blasts Medicare for Paying Unlicensed Prosthetics Providers

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The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) continues to allow unlicensed providers of orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) services to apply for and collect federal payments, despite regulations in at least 15 states prohibiting it, according to a report from the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA). bill in the Works.

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Opioid Addiction Fight Takes Center Stage With Governors

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Peter Shumlin and Republican Kentucky Gov. In reporting on the event, The New York Times described the bipartisan discussion as something that “unexpectedly dominated” the association’s meeting. Matt Bevin—called for action on the issue of opioid addiction.

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