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Thank You to Our Sponsor of This Edition of CAWA Connections
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September 17, 2019 Week In Connections
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Motorcar Parts of America Will, Once Again, be the Exclusive Sponsor of CAWA's Annual Dinner Gala
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CAWA has announced that Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. will once again be the exclusive sponsor of their 2019 dinner gala in conjunction with the annual AAPEX and SEMA trade shows being held in Las Vegas, Nevada (see press release
here). The annual event is the highlight of the year for the Association, and is dedicated to raising funds for the Association's scholarship programs. The gala will be held at Caesar's Palace on Sunday evening November 3, 2019. CAWA hired a comedian...a deviation from other annual dinner galas...you will hear many speeches and attend several business meetings throughout the week and to kick off your 2019 Industry Week come and laugh with your colleagues and get ready for your long week in Vegas"! See this
link to register for the event or contact
[email protected] for further information.
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Your Car - Your Data - Your Choice - Petition Passes 8,000 Signatures
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The Change.org petition "Demand Access to and Control of Your Car's Data" has grown to more than 8,800 signatures!
Add your name to stop car makers from controlling access to car data by clicking on the link: https://www.change.org/p/u-s-senate-demand-access-to-and-control-of-your-car-s-data
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A Victory for California Taxpayers
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 This past month a direct attack on Proposition 13 was resoundingly voted down by the California State Assembly. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 would have changed a key element of Prop. 13 by lowering the current two-thirds vote needed to pass local bonds and special taxes - including parcel taxes - to just 55 percent. Bond debt and parcel taxes are paid by adding extra charges to property tax bills, sometimes for decades, which are not subject to Proposition 13's one-percent cap. The two-thirds vote requirement is a crucial taxpayer protection because while everyone gets to vote on these local measures, only property owners pay for them. See more
here.
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The Foundation for Top Sales Achievement
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As the saying goes, "A house is only as strong as its foundation." It takes a strong foundation to ensure sales success. Following are the six high-achievement ingredients necessary to build that strong foundation. See the complete article
here.
Source: John Chapin
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Some California Employers Now Have Until January 1, 2021 to Train Employees on Sexual Harassment Prevention-a One-Year Extension of the Original January 1, 2020 Deadline
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 The deadline was not extended for employers of seasonal and temporary employees, who are hired to work for less than six months. Starting January 1, 2020, these employees must be trained within 30 calendar days after their hire date or within 100 hours worked, whichever occurs first. Under the new law,
SB 778,
all employees-supervisory and nonsupervisory-must be trained by
January 1, 2021 (see
here for details). Recall, you can get that training FREE through CAWA.
Source: Our friends at the California Chamber of Commerce
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Collision Repair Education Foundation and TechForce Foundation News
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| They are organizing a transportation (collision, auto service, heavy duty, etc.) career fair in the northern (Contra Costa College) and southern California (Cerritos College) areas that will be attended by hundreds of high school & college students and industry employers. See flyers for details and locations in northern (flyer) and southern (flyer) California. |
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Rodney Pierini, CEO of CAWA Presents CAWA Scholarship Award
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Mr. Pierini presented Rita Zughbaba her 2019 Mort Schwartz CAWA scholarship award and a scan tool compliments of the Genuine Parts Company - Western Division. Rita is an engineering and automotive student at Solano Community College in Vallejo, California. Congratulations Rita!
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Required Use of Paid Vacation Instead of Unpaid Time Off Generally OK
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My employee asked for a few days off for a vacation with her family, but wants to take it unpaid rather than using the vacation time she has accrued. Can I require her to use her paid vacation time before taking unpaid time, or does she have the right to save her vacation time to use in the future?
An employer may require an employee who is taking a vacation to use accrued paid vacation time rather than taking unpaid time off. Vacation pay is not required by law, although when it is offered, certain accrual and vesting rules do apply in California. However, no law specifies that employees have an absolute right to determine
when they want to use their paid vacation. Therefore, you may require your employee to use her paid vacation in this instance rather than going unpaid and saving the paid vacation time for a later date. For more information click
here.
Source: Our friends at the California Chamber of Commerce
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Introducing Our New Online Tax Guide for Local and District Taxes - for California
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The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) has created a new online tax guide,
Local and District Tax Guide for Retailers. The guide helps to assure you collect, report, and pay the correct tax rate for each transaction. The CDTFA understands that allocating local tax and determining whether district tax applies to your sales or use tax transactions can be complicated. This new online guide is intended to help you properly allocate local tax and determine how district taxes apply to your business transactions. The guide contains helpful examples and important local tax and district tax information for retailers such as lessors, construction contractors, those with multiple locations, those making sales over the Internet, those making sales into California from out-of-state, and more. See
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CAWA 2020 Scholarships - Apply Now
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 Interested in receiving a scholarship from the Association for your employees, children, family members and others who would be welcomed into the auto care industry? Applying is easy! The online application process allows students interested in aftermarket careers to submit one application each year online at
www.automotivescholarships.com and receive consideration for several scholarships. Funds for scholarships come from generosity of Motorcar Parts of America and other CAWA members, as well as, the University of the Aftermarket Foundation. For more information, see
www.cawa.org or contact CAWA Member Services at
[email protected].
Another member benefit.
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Merchant Surcharge Program Announcement - Take a Look!
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Our credit card processing partner, Superior Financial Systems, is pleased to introduce the Merchant Surcharge Program, giving merchants the ability to offset some of the costs associated with accepting credit cards. We understand how impactful processing fees can be to business profits, and are always on the hunt for ways to benefit our merchants. Businesses can now assess a fee to customers when a credit card is used as payment. The surcharge program allows for up to
4% or the effective rate, whichever is lower, to be charged on transactions where a credit card issued to complete the sale. For details, see
here and contact Todd Lazar at 888.737.7762 or
[email protected].
Another member benefit.
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Workers Comp Insurance is Competitive and CAWA's Partner is Ready to Assist You in Saving Premium Dollars
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See the enclosed flyer (
here) for information and who to contact to begin lowering your workers compensation costs in California.
Another member benefit.
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