California Associations At Odds Over Labor Rate Surveys
The California Autobody Association (CAA) announced that it supports the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) performing a survey of the automotive repair industry that would include labor rates. The Collision Repair Association of California (CRA), however, opposes the BAR’s inclusion of labor rates in its survey. The CRA opposes the survey because of pending changes
California Capping Bill Passed; Invoice Sharing Bill Vetoed
As part of a flurry of legislative activity taken in California recently, S.B. 1371, which outlaws the capping of material prices by insurers in California, was signed into law and A.B. 2825, which would have forced repairers to share wholesale crash parts invoices, was vetoed. S.B. 1371 (Sen. Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana) was designed to
Parts Invoice Bill Vetoed in California
This week, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed A.B. 2825 (Assemblywoman Wilma Carter, D-62nd), which would have required repairers to give customers wholesale invoices for crash parts that cost $50 or more and mandates that estimates and final invoices contain a disclosure that parts switching is illegal. The Center for Auto Safety, Consumer Action and Consumers Union
California Capping Bill Signed into Law
Over the weekend, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed S.B. 1371 (Sen. Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana), legislation designed to limit the insurance company practice of placing “caps,” arbitrary limits, on reimbursements for collision repairs. The bill, which will become law Jan. 1, 2009, was backed by the California Autobody Association (CAA). Introduced in February, S.B. 1371
Consumer Groups Push Passage of California Parts Invoice Bill
The Center for Auto Safety, Consumer Action and Consumers Union are urging California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign A.B. 2825 (Assemblywoman Wilma Carter, D-62nd), which would require repairers to give customers wholesale invoices for crash parts that cost $50 or more and mandates that estimates and final invoices contain a disclosure that parts switching is
Consumer Groups Push Passage of California Parts Invoice Bill
The Center for Auto Safety, Consumer Action and Consumers Union are urging California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign A.B. 2825 (Assemblywoman Wilma Carter, D-62nd), which would require repairers to give customers wholesale invoices for crash parts that cost $50 or more and mandates that estimates and final invoices contain a disclosure that parts switching is
Legislative Lowdown
Federal – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a proposed regulation to amend the Remedy for Violation of Requirements to Provide Personal Protective Equipment and Train Employees regulation currently in place. Specifically, this proposal clarifies that “noncompliance with the personal protective equipment (PPE) and training requirements in safety
CRA Asks Governor to Veto ‘Paperwork Act’
The Collision Repair Association of California (CRA) has asked California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to veto A.B. 2825 (Assemblywoman Wilma Carter, D-62nd). This bill would require repairers to give customers wholesale invoices for crash parts that cost $50 or more and mandates that estimates and final invoices contain a disclosure that part switching is illegal. Dubbed
CRA Asks Governor to Veto ‘Paperwork Act’
The Collision Repair Association of California (CRA) has asked California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to veto A.B. 2825 (Assemblywoman Wilma Carter, D-62nd). This bill would require repairers to give customers wholesale invoices for crash parts that cost $50 or more and mandates that estimates and final invoices contain a disclosure that part switching is illegal. Dubbed
CRA Opposes Labor Rate Survey Data Collection By Third-Party Vendors
Representatives of the Collision Repair Association of California (CRA) and the California Autobody Association (CAA) as well as insurance companies declared at a meeting today with the California Department of Insurance that labor rate survey data should not be handled by third-party vendors. CRA lobbyist Richard Steffen said the CRA board is firmly opposed to