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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

Indiana Prohibits Handheld Phone Usage from July 1

June 18, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Effective July 1, using a handheld phone while operating a moving motor vehicle in Indiana is prohibited. According to Hilary Segura, assistant vice president and counsel, state government relations for the American Property Casualty insurance Association (APCIA), “Distracted driving and the ubiquitous use of smartphones behind the wheel are widely believed to be one of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Distracted Driving, Hand-held devices, Indiana, Regulations

Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition Calls for Signatures to Support Ballot Initiative

June 1, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Massachusetts Right to Repair coalition is asking for support for its effort to include a revamped right to repair law on the November ballot in the Commonwealth. According to the group, it needs 20,000 signatures on a petition to ensure that the Right to Repair is placed on the ballot. “Usually, we would reach […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Massachusetts, Regulations, Right to Repair

U.S. Department of Labor Begins Enforcement of Expanded Paid Leave Provisions Enacted in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic

April 22, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. Department of Labor announced yesterday the end of the temporary period of non-enforcement of paid leave protections under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). FFCRA helps combat the workplace effects of the coronavirus by reimbursing America’s private employers with fewer than 500 employees with tax credits for the cost of providing employees […]

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

U.S. DOT and EPA Announce Final Rule on 2021-2026 Fuel Economy Standards

April 1, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

EPA Final Rule

Auto industry supports gradual increases in fuel economy, opponents promise lawsuits. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule setting corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) and CO2 emissions standards for model years 2021-2026 passenger cars and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Consumer Reports, Fuel Economy, National Automobile Dealers Association, Regulations, U.S. DOT, U.S. EPA

NHTSA Grants Low-Speed Driverless Delivery Vehicle Safety Exemption to Test Up to 5000 Vehicles on Public Roads

February 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Nuro

Nuro plans to begin public testing in Houston, Texas within weeks. NHTSA announced February 6 that it granted Nuro’s request for a temporary exemption from some low-speed vehicle standard requirements. The exemption will allow the company to deploy up to 5,000 of its 2nd generation low-speed, occupantless electric delivery vehicle, the “R2.”  Unlike a conventional […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, NHTSA, Regulations, Texas

Business Groups Applaud Senate Passage of USMCA

January 17, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Automotive and general business groups are applauding the passage of the the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that was negotiated in 2018 to replace the existing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In a rare display of bi-partisanship in the face of the impeachment trial of President Trump, the Senate voted 89-10 yesterday in support of the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Canada, Mexico, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, NAFTA, National Automobile Dealers Association, Regulations, Tariffs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, USMCA

Vermont Insurance Division Bulletin Cautions Insurers that Consumers Can Request Physical Inspections versus Virtual Claims Systems

December 6, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Vermont Insurance Bulletin No. 206

The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation Division of Insurance issued its Insurance Bulletin No. 206 titled Virtual Adjustment of Vehicle Partial And Total Loss Claims that clarifies that insurance companies must provide an in-person inspection by a licensed adjuster within a reasonable period of time if requested by a claimant. According to the bulletin, the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Bulletin, Insurance Department, Photo Appraisal, Regulations, Vermont

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