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U.S. Department of Labor Announces Final Independent Contractor Rule

January 7, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule clarifying the standard for employee versus independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). “This rule brings long-needed clarity for American workers and employers,” said U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia. “Sharpening the test to determine who is an independent contractor under the Fair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Regulations, U.S. DOL

Interview, Bob Redding, Automotive Service Association Washington Representative

December 2, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Bob Redding Interview

Redding examines Federal legislation impacting the industry in the wake of the 2020 general election. Examines prospects for coronavirus relief and background of Right to Repair debate on vehicle data access. In the wake of the election day in early November, the automotive service and collision repair industries will see new legislative and regulatory changes […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Apprentice Program, Automotive Service Association, Cybersecurity, Interview, legislation, Paycheck Protection Program, Regulations, Right to Repair

NHTSA Seeks Public Comment on Automated Driving System Safety Principles

November 20, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking public comment on the potential development of a framework of principles to govern the safe behavior of automated driving systems (ADS) in the future.  The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) was submitted to the Federal Register on November 19 and is […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Regulations

NADA and SEMA Among Groups Raising Concerns on California Gas-Powered Car Phaseout

September 28, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Both the National Automobile Dealers Association and the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) raised concerns with the announcement last week of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order to require all new vehicles to emit zero-emissions by 2035. The California New Car Dealers Association and Alliance of Automotive Innovators had previously raised concerns about the impact […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Electric Vehicles, National Automobile Dealers Association, Regulations, Specialty Equipment Market Association

California Governor Announces Plan to Phase Out Gasoline-Powered Cars by 2035

September 24, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he will aggressively move the state further away from its reliance on climate change-causing fossil fuels while retaining and creating jobs and spurring economic growth – he issued an executive order requiring sales of all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission by 2035 and additional measures to eliminate harmful […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, California, Electric Vehicles, Regulations

Global Alliance for Vehicle Data Access Letter to Auto Manufacturers Raises Concerns on Vehicle Data Control

September 21, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Disagrees with Auto Alliance position calling for Federal intervention in state vehicle data access regulations. In an open letter to vehicle manufacturers, the Global Alliance for Vehicle Data Access (GAVDA), a group of global stakeholders and united by a goal of maintaining control by motor vehicle owners over personal and vehicle-generated data, detailed their disagreement […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Diagnostics, Global Alliance for Vehicle Data Access, legislation, Regulations, Right to Repair, Telematics

PPG Launches Waterborne Refinish System in China

September 16, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG Waterborne System for China

PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that its automotive refinish business in China launched a new waterborne coating system consisting of an epoxy primer, primer surfacer and clearcoat. The system complies with new environmental and volatile organic compound (VOC) standards in China that will take effect in December 2020.  “PPG is at the forefront of compliance […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: China, Low-VOC, PPG Industries, Regulations, Waterborne

Department of Labor Revises Regulations to Clarify Paid Leave Requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

September 14, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) today revisions to regulations that implemented the paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The revisions made by the new rule clarify workers’ rights and employers’ responsibilities under the FFCRA’s paid leave provisions, in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Coronavirus, Employment Law, Regulations, U.S. DOL

Rhode Island Reinstitutes Requirements for Physical Inspection of Collision Repair Claims Following Reopening

July 7, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island Insurance Bulletin 2020-2

Insurance regulator will resume enforcement of regulations requiring physical inspections on claims over $2500. The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation Insurance Division announced it will resume enforcement of physical inspection requirements that had been paused in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. On July 1, the Division updated its Bulletin Number 2020-2 that had […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Insurance Bulletin, Insurance Department, Photo Appraisal, Regulations, Rhode Island

California Regulation to Eliminate Diesel Trucks by 2045

June 26, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

zero-emission truck at port of LA

The California Air Resources Board adopted a first-in-the-world rule requiring truck manufacturers to transition from diesel trucks and vans to electric zero-emission trucks beginning in 2024. By 2045, every new truck sold in California will be zero-emission. “California is an innovation juggernaut that is going electric. We are showing the world that we can move […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Emissions, Heavy Duty Trucks, Regulations

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