By Ronnie Miles, NGCOA Director of Advocacy Almost one year ago, the Coronavirus changed the way we live, work and play
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In this Inside Golf Business segment, we welcome our partner the PGA of America and Steve Tanner, Director of League Golf, as he shares how PGA Jr. League drives significant engagement and value to host facilities. In this Owner to Owner segment Whitey O'Malley, Saddleback Golf Club, CO and...
In this House Chat segment, Ronnie Miles and Jared Williams, NGCOA Co-Directors of Advocacy, provide an update to current legislative and legal matters related to the NGCOA membership and the golf industry
Jay also examined the market and legal ramifications of the NBC Sports Group (GOLFNOW) acquisition of EZLinks with Andre Barlow, former trial attorney for the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division, and Jared Williams, NGCOA's Co-Director of Advocacy for legal matters
March 2018 : Lack of clarity regarding the employer mandates seasonal worker exemption within the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues to be a problem for the golf industry. Given our heavy reliance on seasonal workers, it is critical that the golf industry have a clear definition of seasonal...
Overview: Golf course operators and their superintendents are some of the nation's leading practitioners of integrated pest management, a philosophy that reduces the potential environmental risks of pesticide usage. However, pesticide users are now subject to a court-imposed requirement that...
Congress has moved in a broadly bipartisan effort over the last several years to address this issue with the “Personal Health Investment Today” or PHIT Act. This legislation would allow Americans to tap their pre-tax health savings accounts for physical activity expenses. Golf-related incentives...
BACKGROUND The Americans with Disabilities Act, which became law in 1990, is a milestone in America's commitment to full and equal opportunity for all of its citizens. Beginning in 2000, when several manufacturers began introducing accessible golf cars (also known as single-rider golf cars)...
Golf course operators, like so many in the service industry, are facing another new challenge: customers wanting to bring loving pets with them wherever they go. In years past, it was commonly known that animals were not permitted inside businesses or on golf courses. The only exception being...