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Associations at Odds Over Proposed Massachusetts Ban on Noncompete Clauses

Associations Now

The noncompete agreement—a key tool employers use to keep talented employees from jumping ship to join competitors—is under scrutiny in Massachusetts, where the governor wants to ban them. Massachusetts Gov. The post Associations at Odds Over Proposed Massachusetts Ban on Noncompete Clauses appeared first on Associations Now.'

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Tragedy and change: CAI honors the victims of Champlain Towers South collapse

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Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Virginia have introduced legislation regarding reserve studies and funding. Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and South Carolina have introduced legislation addressing building maintenance and structural integrity.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.31.20

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Julie Weed, New York Times ). I guess I need a Massachusetts meatball, not a Neapolitan one. For association professionals who are responsible for reporting analytics to leadership, boards, and other stakeholders, share your lunchtime and discuss topics such as customer facing analytics. A guide to hotel tipping.

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Are Noncompete Clauses Going Out of Style?

Associations Now

At least one labor group has started up specifically to challenge a Massachusetts tech company’s use of the clauses. The subscription-based legal news publication Law360 and the provolone-cheese-friendly sandwich chain Jimmy John’s seem to have little in common. Recent actions in the northeastern U.S.

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Repair Association Backs Farmers Seeking to Unlock Tractor Software

Associations Now

To get around the software lock, some farmers have hacked their own tractors using Ukrainian firmware, according to a report by Motherboard. The legislation is modeled after a 2012 Massachusetts law that requires automobile industry vendors to sell repair and diagnostic software.

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3 Topics for Medical Society Execs to Watch

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The new Medicare Quality Payment Program (QPP), established by the MACRA law, is intended to streamline the Medicare reporting programs, incentivize movement toward value-based payment, and ideally improve patient care. Erickson , MPH, Vice President, Governmental and Medical Practice, American College of Physicians (ACP).

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ACLU: FBI’s Smartphone Push Goes Far Beyond San Bernardino

Associations Now

Apple says it’s currently facing 12 additional cases, the ACLU reports , and the organization’s Massachusetts chapter has taken legal action to uncover details about an additional case in that state. In a separate case in New York , a judge rejected the government’s All Writs Act argument.