Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association’s Survey Reveals Stagnant Labor Rates
Survey indicates labor rate hasn’t changed in most markets WMABA serves for close to 10 years.
How Do I Find Out My Area’s Competitive Labor Rates?
I’m opening a new shop from scratch. How do I find out what the competitive labor rates are in my area without just calling another shop and asking them? Other shops in my area aren’t happy about a new one being opened.
Insurers Say Aftermarket Parts, Labor Rates, Steering Are Top Issues in 2012
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) says the major auto body repair and glass issues for 2012 will involve aftermarket parts, labor rates, steering and estimating systems.
Iowa Insurance Division Responds to Repairers’ Request for Review of Labor Rates
Iowa Insurance Division (IID) concludes that there has been no violation of the law by insurers.
Iowa Collision Repairer Gets Meeting with Governor to Discuss Labor Rates, Steering
To some in the Iowa Insurance Division and the Iowa state legislature, Tom O’Mara’s name is a familiar one. He has educated them over the years on several issues in the collision repair industry, including labor rates, steering, and paint and materials capping. O’Mara’s mission will continue when he meets with Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad
The Sad Truth About Collision Repair Labor Rates
Collision labor rates are pathetically low because of a variety of factors, including repairers themselves. But there are possible solutions that, if implemented, could result in more equitable compensation.
Antitrust, Lawsuits, Labor Rates and More Discussed at Northeast Forum
Representatives of various state associations met at the Meadowlands Exposition Center on March 18 in Secaucus, New Jersey to update the collision repair industry on various legal and legislative goings-on in their respective states. California I-CAR Southwest Regional Manager Gene Lopez talked about how OSHA is cracking down on shops in the Golden State. In
Massachusetts Bill Would Classify Automotive Repair Shops, Set Hourly Labor Rates
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering two bills – S.B. 122 and H.B. 1043 – that would regulate the minimum labor rates for body, paint, unibody/frame and mechanical repair shops. The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts and Rhode Island (AASP-MA/RI) supports the legislation. The association says that for over a decade, Massachusetts collision shops have
Bills Targeting Steering, Labor Rates Introduced in Tennessee
The Tennessee House and Senate are considering twin bills (H.B. 3488/S.B. 3455) targeting insurer steering and labor rates paid to collision repairers. The legislation requires insurers to inform claimants that they have the right to choose facilities to repair damaged vehicles and prohibits insurers from requiring insureds or third-party claimants to use specific businesses for
Insurance Group Testifies Against Setting Labor Rates at Final Massachusetts Hearing
The special commission studying the logistics, benefits and cost of developing an auto body repair labor rate system in Massachusetts held its second and final public hearing Nov. 13. The American Insurance Association (AIA) testified at the hearing that setting labor rates would be “a major step backwards in the effort to reform the private