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Rhode Island House Passes Amended OEM Collision Repair Parts and Procedures Bill

June 20, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island House Bill 1013

House Bill 8013 proposes to amend the time limits for using aftermarket body parts and require insurance companies to pay for OEM procedures. Rhode Island House Bill 8013 (HB 8013), that proposes to expands the state’s existing requirement that insurers pay for OEM parts on claims for 30 months after a vehicle is manufactured to […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: legislation, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts, OEM Repair Procedures, Rhode Island

California Assembly Approves Collision Repair Labor Rate Survey Bill

June 4, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

AB 2276

Legislation that seeks to revise labor rate survey regulations now goes to Senate. The California Assembly Appropriations Committee on May 31 approved Assembly Bill 2276 (AB 2276) that would revise collision repair labor survey regulations that came into effect last year. The legislation was approved by a vote of 75-0. The legislation, that had been […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: California, Labor Rates, legislation

California Assembly Committee Approves Amended Collision Repair Labor Rate Survey Bill

May 29, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

AB 2276

Appropriations Committee approves amended legislation that would revise California Insurance Department regulations governing how auto insurer’s conduct labor rate surveys on collision repair work. The California Assembly Appropriations Committee on Friday amended and approved Assembly Bill 2276 (AB 2276) that would revise collision repair labor survey regulations that came into effect last year. The previous […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: California, Labor Rates, legislation

Rhode Island Senate Unanimously Approves Legislation to Expand Non-OEM Collision Repair Parts Restrictions, OEM Procedures

May 16, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island Senate Bill 2679

Bill expands the time frame for consumers to require OEM parts to 48 months. The Rhode Island Senate approved Senate Bill 2679 (SB 2679) yesterday by a vote of 35-0 with two members not voting. SB 2679 expands the state’s existing requirement that insurers pay for OEM parts on claims for 30 months after a […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: legislation, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts, OEM Repair Procedures, Rhode Island

California Bill Seeking to Overturn Collision Repair Labor Rate Survey Regulations Scheduled for Hearing May 16

May 11, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

California 2018 Assembly Bill 2276

California Assembly Bill 2276 (AB 2276), that seeks to modify collision repair labor survey regulations that came into effect last year, has been scheduled for a hearing before the Assembly Appropriations Committee on May 16. The legislation, similar to proposed legislation (AB 1679) that died in the Appropriations Committee earlier this year, was approved by the […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: California, Labor Rates, legislation

Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee Approved OEM Collision Repair Parts and Procedures Bill

May 9, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island Senate Bill 2679

Legislation expands OEM parts requirement to 48 months, requires OEM collision repair procedures. The Rhode Island Senate Committee on the Judiciary yesterday approved an amended version of Senate Bill 2679 (SB 2679) that expands the state’s existing requirement that insurers pay for OEM parts on claims for 30 months after a vehicle is manufactured to […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: legislation, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts, OEM Repair Procedures, Rhode Island

Rhode Island OEM Collision Repair Parts and Procedures Bill Schedule for Hearing Tomorrow

May 7, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island Senate Bill 2679

Senate Bill 2679 would expand non-OEM parts prohibition to 48 months, require OEM repair procedures. Rhode Island Senate Bill, that was introduced in March by State Senators Maryellen Goodwin, Dominick Ruggerio and Michael McCaffrey, is scheduled for a hearing tomorrow, May 8 before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ruggerio is President of the Senate and McCaffrey […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: legislation, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts, OEM Repair Procedures, Rhode Island

New Hampshire Governor Signs Bill Establishing Committee to Study Collision Repair Labor Rates

April 25, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

New Hampshire House Bill 1663

Governor Sununu signed legislation to study rates paid by auto insurers to independent collision repair shops. On Friday, April 20, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed House Bill 1663 (HB 1663), that establishes a committee to study reimbursement rates under automobile insurance policies. HB 1663, that was introduced earlier this year, originally sought to define […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Labor Rates, legislation, New Hampshire

Rhode Island Legislation to Expand Non-OEM Collision Repair Parts Restriction Scheduled for Hearing

April 23, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island House Bill 8013

House companion bill to Senate legislation that was held for further study is scheduled for a committee hearing tomorrow. Rhode Island House Bill 8013 (HB 8013) that seeks to expand restrictions currently in place on non-OEM collision repair body parts in first-party claims to any collision damaged parts is schedule for a hearing tomorrow, April […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: legislation, Non-OEM Parts, Rhode Island

U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $306,000 in Back Wages and Damages from New York Collision Repair Center

April 16, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

U.S. DOL Farmingdale Auto Collision

Settlement benefits 21 employees of Long Island shop with overtime and recordkeeping violations of Fair Labor Standard Act. After an investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor, Farmingdale Auto Collision Inc. and its owner and officers have paid $306,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 21 employees to resolve violations of the […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Department of Labor, Lawsuits, New York State, Overtime

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