The Excellence in Club Management Awards Dinner held at the Music City’s Nashville City Club was filled with tributes to the exemplary leadership and achievements of the 2018 honorees.
Department of Labor Proposes New Overtime Rule
The new rule would require employers to pay overtime to workers earning salaries below $35,308 per year, roughly a 30 percent increase from the current salary threshold, the National Club Association notes. The NCA is also encouraging response to a survey that will help to document the need to raise the current cap on H-2B…
Club Settles Age Discrimination Suit for $30,000
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought the suit on behalf of a 59-year-old groundskeeper who was temporarily laid off at Llanerch CC in Havertown, Pa. Roughly a month later, job openings were posted for nine groundskeepers and the club informed the plaintiff that he would not be rehired because it was “looking to take the…
Excellence in Club Management:
Patrick King, CCM, CCE, ECM
The General Manager/Chief Operating Officer from the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Va., will be recognized as The James H. Brewer Award winner at the Annual Awards Dinner at the Nashville City Club on February 25, through the Excellence in Club Management Awards sponsored by the McMahon Group, Club & Resort Business and the…
Trump Approves Increase in H-2B Visa Funding Bill
The bill potentially increases the previous 66,000-visa cap by nearly 70,000, to 135,320 workers. The increase will only impact summer-season H-2B employers and will not apply to winter employers for October through February start dates.
Excellence in Club Management:
Christopher Wyles, CCM, CCE, ECM
The General Manager/Chief Operating Officer from Bald Peak Colony Club in Melvin Village, N.H., will be recognized as The Mead Grady Award winner at the Annual Awards Dinner at the Nashville City Club on February 25, through the Excellence in Club Management Awards sponsored by the McMahon Group, Club & Resort Business and the National Club Association.
Excellence in Club Management:
John L. Warnack, CCM, CFBE, ECM
The Chief Operating Officer/General Manager from The Army and Navy Club on Farragut Square in Washington, D.C., will be recognized as the The Mel Rex Award winner at the Annual Awards Dinner at the Nashville City Club on February 25, through the Excellence in Club Management Awards sponsored by the McMahon Group, Club & Resort Business…
Excellence in Club Management:
Kristen B. LaCount, CCM, ECM
The Assistant General Manager from The Country Club in Chestnut Hill, Mass., will be recognized as a co-winner of the 2018 “Rising Star” Award at the Annual Awards Dinner at the Nashville City Club on February 25, through the Excellence in Club Management Awards sponsored by the McMahon Group, Club & Resort Business and the…
Excellence in Club Management:
Mark Jablonski
The Assistant General Manager from Medinah Country Club will be recognized as a co-winner of the 2018 “Rising Star” Award at the Annual Awards Dinner at the Nashville City Club on February 25, through the Excellence in Club Management Awards sponsored by the McMahon Group, Club & Resort Business and the National Club Association.
2018 Excellence in Club Management Award Winners Announced
The 2018 honorees through the prestigious awards co-sponsored by Club & Resort Business, the McMahon Group and the National Club Association include Patrick King of Army Navy Country Club, Christopher Wyles of Bald Peak Colony Club and John Warnack of The Army and Navy Club. Kristen LaCount of The Country Club (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) and…
First Hurricane Impact Report for Clubs Issued
The Florida Chapter of the CMAA, in conjunction with Club Benchmarking and the National Club Association, has released a report detailing the impact of Hurricane Irma on clubs and highlighting implementation practices to help prepare for future catastrophic events. A landmark report detailing the impact of Hurricane Irma on clubs has been released by the…
Overwhelming Demand Leads to Latest H-2B Visa Lottery
In less than a week after the Department of Homeland Security placed 15,000 additional visas for temporary workers into circulation, it was inundated with petitions and announced it was cutting off further applications and would select recipients through a computer-generated selection process. Even for club and resort properties that have their petitions selected, however, there…
Bill Provisions in Congress Could Increase H-2B Visa Availability
A provision in the House of Representatives’ spending bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to increase H-2B visas after the Department of Labor certifies that American workers were unwilling or unable to fill seasonal positions. The total increase in the visas would be limited to about 120,000, up from the current cap of…
Attempt to Increase Maryland Clubs’ Property Taxes Fails Initial Vote
A state legislator has pushed for a measure to end a longstanding practice of assessing land at $1,000/acre, but a vote targeting clubs in affluent Montgomery County failed. Del. David Moon will now try to gain support for a statewide initiative that would tax 1 percent of a club’s market value.
NCA Issues Call to Action Against Maryland Club Tax Proposal
Proposed legislation by Delegate David Moon would remove a tax break that benefits clubs in Montgomery County, Md. The National Club Association is “working with our member clubs to gauge the interest of club leaders in working together to stop this effort.” On November 3, C&RB reported on a proposed legislation by Delegate David Moon…