CAWA Members Convene at the Nation’s Capitol to Promote Right to Repair Legislation

Team CAWA was in full force at the Auto Care Association Fall Leadership Days and Legislative Summit September 20-23 in Washington DC. CAWA members were ready to take action to advocate for the Right to Repair Act H.R. 906.

CAWA members attended educational sessions and legislative briefings as well as receptions on Capitol Hill where they mingled with members of Congress and their staff during the event. The culmination of the Summit was a full court press on Capitol Hill.

Summit attendees met with hundreds of Senate and House Members and their staff asking for their support and co-sponsorship of the Right to Repair Act. As a result of their efforts, H.R. 906 was granted a hearing in the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Innovation, Data and Commerce, showing movement and momentum in our effort to pass Right to Repair legislation.

Special thanks to all the CAWA members who took the time to attend the Legislative Summit, our Director of Government Affairs Jennifer Zins and thanks to our national partner, the Auto Care Association for putting on a top-notch event.

CAWA In Coalition Opposes ACA 13: Voting Thresholds

CAWA and a coalition of business groups opposed ACA 13 (Ward), which seeks to amend the constitution by limiting the initiative process, shifting the power to raise the voter threshold for new and higher taxes to the Legislature. ACA 13 will fundamentally change the initiative process by increasing the voter threshold to pass future limits on taxes and fees only for measures put on the ballot by signature gathering, not those put on by the Legislature. ACA 13 seeks to create various inequities between the voters, the Legislature, and local governments, and it represents yet another attempt to diminish the voice of voters as the right and necessary check-and-balance in our system of government. See the complete letter to the Senate here.

When Your Company Receives a Sexual Harassment Lawsuit, the First Question the Plaintiff’s Attorney Will Ask is: "Did You Provide the Legally Mandated Training to Your Employees?"

Required Harassment Prevention Training is Provided FREE to CAWA Members. Beginning January 1, 2019, California made substantial changes to its sexual harassment prevention training requirements. Under the 2019 changes, all employers with five or more employees must provide sexual harassment prevention training to all employees — supervisors must receive two hours of training and nonsupervisory employees (including seasonal and temporary employees hired to work for less than six months) must receive one hour. Training must take place within six months of hire or promotion and every two years thereafter. CAWA through its partner CoreMark provides this required training FREE to CAWA members. To schedule the remote training contact Mat Nabity at 866.340.2247 or mnabity@coremarkins.com.

Tips for Navigating the Newly Released U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Agency Form I-9

I know there’s a new Form I-9 to verify eligibility to work in the United States. When do I need to start using it and what specific changes should I be paying attention to? The new Form I-9 was released by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency (USCIS) on August 1, 2023, and employers must begin using the new version no later than November 1, 2023. Note that there is no need to complete new forms for current employees simply because an updated form has been issued. While there were more than a dozen changes made to the form and instructions, employers should pay particular attention to the following (click here). Source: Our Friends at the California Chamber of Commerce