It's Time to Register for the CAWA Summer Leadership & Educational Forum in Redondo Beach!
CAWA is pleased to present our Summer Forum at the beautiful Sonesta Redondo Beach Hotel & Marina in Southern California. We will have industry experts share their insight and critical thinking on contemporary topics that affect the automotive parts industry. We will also conduct Association business through our committees and Board of Director's meetings. We hope you and your colleagues can join us in beautiful Redondo Beach! For more details and to register click here.
A New AASA-Commissioned Study Looks at the Trends that Will Shape the Automotive Aftermarket in the Future
Electric vehicles. E-commerce. Vehicle complexity. Consolidation. Autonomous Driving. Connectivity. How will these and other trends affect the automotive aftermarket over the next decade, and more importantly, how should aftermarket suppliers respond? See here for details. Source: aftermarketNews
Members - Tell Your Federal Representatives and Your Customers to Support the Right to Repair!
Would you please take 30 seconds today to let Congress know how important it is that the independent auto repair industry be able to continue to service and repair vehicles? And forward the link below to your customers and ask them to let their federal representatives know of the facts in Right to Repair debate. Right now, vehicle manufacturers and dealers are meeting with lawmakers in an attempt to restrict independent access to critical information needed to repair and maintain modern vehicles. We need as many people as possible to tell Congress that we cannot let that happen! Visit this link today. Type in your address and our tool will automatically find your lawmakers and populate a letter of support. You don’t have to write anything, we did the work for you. If you want to say more, feel free to modify the letter. Click send, and that’s it. CAWA, CARE and the Auto Care Association appreciate your support.
AAPEX Registration Opens Soon
Registration opens early May! Be sure you and your whole team are set to join the community and make the most of your time in Las Vegas.
Be Recognized and Tell the Industry Why You are a Member of CAWA
A new addition to CAWA’s newsletter is a “member corner” that highlights the member, his/her company and makes a statement regarding why CAWA membership is important and a valuable asset to the company and automotive aftermarket industry.

A previous member to comment was Autumn Lamb of GSP-North America. In an earlier edition of the newsletter, there was a head shot photo of Autumn and her comments as captured below. Would you like to be featured and comment in a future newsletter?

Let us know (at admin@cawa.org) and if you decide to do it please forward your photo and comments at the same email address.

“It is great to be a part of an association where your involvement matters. We all share a common goal of how we can better serve our industry and its partners. It provides a platform to get engaged locally and have an impactful purpose. CAWA gives us a voice!”
~ Autumn Lamb, GSP North America
CAWA Joins Coalition to Fight Organized Retail Theft
The rise of organized retail theft has quickly become one of the highest concerns in California and our neighborhood stores, consumers, and local economies are suffering the consequences. Californians for Safe Stores and Neighborhoods’ mission is to promote a four-step, comprehensive and compassionate solution to protect retail employees, customers, and the neighborhoods in which they operate. We call it the 4D solution:

1. Dismantle: Allocate state funding to the Organized Retail Crime Task Force and other theft prevention resources to dismantle organized retail crime rings.

2. Disrupt: Pass online marketplace transparency reforms, like Senate Bill 301 (Skinner), to disrupt the ‘fencing’ operations of stolen goods on the digital black market.

3. Deter: Strengthen laws against repeat offenders to deter bad actors from committing serial retail theft.

4. Divert: Create a viable alternative to jail by reforming rehabilitation programs to divert repeat offenders — helping them grow and change.

For more information, click here.
Standards Board to Consider Update to Required First-Aid Kit Contents
I hear that the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board will be considering a revision to the requirement to obtain a physician’s approval for the items to include in a job site first-aid kit. As the owner of a small business, I purchased an “approved” first-aid kit from a general retail store for use at my site. Is this considered an “approved by a physician” first-aid kit? See an explanation here. Source: Our Friends at the California Chamber of Commerce
Cal/OSHA Publishes a Draft Readoption ETS that Eliminates Vaccination Status Distinctions and Relaxes Testing Methods, Yet Muddies Quarantine Standards
On April 6, 2022, Cal/OSHA issued a draft COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for readoption to replace the current version, which expires on May 5, 2022. The readopted ETS would be the fourth version of the ETS, which first went into effect on November 30, 2020. The California Occupational and Health Standards Board (Standards Board) is scheduled to hear public comment and to vote on whether to approve the readopted ETS on April 21, 2022. If approved, and if left unmodified by executive order, the proposed ETS would be in effect through December 31, 2022. Learn More. Source: Littler
8 Tips to Shorten the Life of Workers' Comp Claims
One workers compensation claim can send your experience modifier spiraling out of control if the injured employee stays away from work for an extended period of time. The best way to reduce claims costs is to get them closed at the earliest and safest time for the worker. Here are eight ways to support your injured workers and get claims closed. Source: Our Partners at Armstrong & Associates
Automotive Aftermarket Charitable Foundation – Needs Our Industry’s Support for Their Good Work
How to stand out from the crowd? How to impress your boss, your co-workers, friends and family? Refer someone in need, volunteer and consider donating. Learn more about the Automotive Aftermarket Charitable Foundation. AACF is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation dedicated to providing emergency funding to automotive aftermarket families in need for more than 60 years.
Review Expense Reimbursement Policies for Relevance to Remote Work
When the pandemic started, we sent many of our employees home to work remotely. Should we have a policy regarding reimbursement of their expenses?

The unexpected and rapid growth of remote workers since 2020 has changed the workplace permanently. Amid the chaos, employers needed to think about increased use of home internet, more personal cell phone usage, home office enhancements, and other expenditures necessary to work from home successfully. Remote work is not going away. Read more here. Source: Our Friends at the California Chamber of Commerce
Health Insurance Premium Dollars Can be Saved by You and Your Automotive Customers in Arizona
The automotive industry has rallied in 2021, growing year over year despite the COVID-challenged economy. Now automotive businesses can enhance their health plan benefits for their valued employees with the CAWA Arizona Health Trust (CAWA) Association Health Plan through Blue Cross® Blue Shield® of Arizona (BCBSAZ). For more details, click here. You could be saving your company many insurance premium dollars! Another member benefit.
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