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Geophysical Scientists Take Red Pencils to Wikipedia

Associations Now

“Participants worked on topics ranging from the legal definition of the Arctic to geoneutrino research,” said John Sadowski, who serves on the board of directors for Wikimedia District of Columbia, a regional outreach organization for Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation.

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Coalition Files Amicus Brief Supporting Association Health Plan Rule

Associations Now

District Court for the District of Columbia, backs the administration’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the attorneys general of 11 states and the District of Columbia that seeks to invalidate the final AHP rule. The coalition’s amicus brief, filed with the U.S.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.5.19

Reid All About it

Navigating the Universe of Employee Medical Leave in DC: A Nonprofit’s Guide to the District of Columbia’s Universal Paid Leave Act (UPLA) and Other Employee Leave Laws (online and Washington DC). *All times are Eastern Daylight Time unless otherwise noted. Tue 4/9 at 12:00/12:30 p.m.

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Groups Concerned Pending Texas Bill Could Weaken LGBTQ Protections

Associations Now

Unlike 21 other states and the District of Columbia, Texas employment discrimination laws don’t explicitly protect LGBTQ workers. The bill was supported by a lot of businesses until a recent rewrite of the bill stripped language that explicitly said the proposed state law would not supersede local nondiscrimination ordinances.

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Supreme Court Arguments in Antitrust Case Set for December 7

Associations Now

District Court for the District of Columbia, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision last August, ruling that Visa and MasterCard “member banks used the bank associations to adopt and enforce a supracompetitive pricing regime for ATM access fees.”. Though the case, Osborn v. Visa, Inc. , was dismissed by the U.S.

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911 Outages Show Need for System Upgrades, Group Says

Associations Now

Earlier this month, AT&T suffered 911 outages in at least 18 states and the District of Columbia, with callers getting a busy signal rather than reaching emergency operators. The 911 system has had a rough couple of weeks, and the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) says it’s time for some critical upgrades.

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Election Day is coming: Be prepared and patient—with your vote and in your community

Ungrated

Twenty states plus the District of Columbia changed their voting rules because of the pandemic. As of the end of August, more than 190 million Americans who are eligible to vote will be able to cast a ballot by mail, according to The Washington Post.