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– Guest Column: Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act - New Federal Amendments to Discrimination Laws – Record Number of Discrimination Charges in 2008: Can 2009 be Far Behind? – Title and Registration: Form Reminders from the State
– SB 281 - Pinnacol Interim Study and Ongoing Audits – HB 1331 - Governor Ritter's Alternative Fuel Source Tax Incentives. – SB-150 Closes Bankruptcy Loophole – HB 1230 Hold Harmless for Dealers
– CADA Virtual Seminar: Manufacturer Bankruptcy: What it Means and Proactive Steps- Now Available in Pre:Recorded Format! – CADA Virtual Seminar: Employer Requirements for New COBRA Subsidy; Archive Now Available
– Dedication of the "Bud Wells Board Room" – Dealer Management and Leadership Summit – CADA Annual Member Golf Event
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GUEST COLUMN: LILY LEDBETTER FAIR PAY ACT- NEW FEDERAL AMENDMENTS TO DISCRIMINATION LAWS Who In The Heck Is Lilly Ledbetter? In recent weeks, there has been a lot of media attention given to the new “Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.” Who is Lilly Ledbetter and what, if anything, does this Act mean for dealerships? Key excerpts from this article:
CLICK HERE for the full article. * * * * * * * * RECORD NUMBER OF DISCRIMINATION CHARGES IN 2008: CAN 2009 BE FAR BEHIND? Every year the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) publishes a Performance and Accountability Report, which provides statistics about discrimination issues handled by the agency. Recently, the fiscal year 2008 report was released. It shows 95,402 discrimination charges against private employers in 2008, a 15.2% increase from 2007, and the highest numbers yet. The largest increase was in age-related claims. This may be due to the larger number of older employees in the workforce. Currently, 40% of employees in the workforce are over age 55 in contrast to 32% of workers over age 55 working in 2000. 2009 promises to provide more charges for the EEOC to review. In a time of rising unemployment, charges of discrimination tend to rise. Because of even higher unemployment and new laws, we may have an even larger increase. Be aware of new legislation which has passed. This includes the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the ADA Amendments Act. There have also been changes to the FMLA regulations.
* * * * * * * * TITLE AND REGISTRATION: FORM REQUIREMENT REMINDERS AND CHANGES FROM THE STATE The following reminders were provided by the Department of Revenue - Titles and Registration: CLICK HERE to review. * * * * * * * * If you have questions on any legal or regulatory topic, please contact:
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SB 281 – PINNACOL INTERIM STUDY AND ONGOING AUDITS SB 281, the only bill passed relating to Pinnacol Assurance, has been severely watered down to only require an interim study to review its businss structure, and require ongoing audits of Pinnacol's financials. SB 281 was heard in a conference committee late last week, and the revised bill has passed out of both chambers and will likely be signed by the Governor in the next few weeks. Pinnacol has asked the Governor to veto this bill. We will be asking the Governor to veto SB 281 as well, along with several other business groups. * * * * * * * * HB 1331- GOVERNOR RITTER'S ALTERNATIVE FUEL SOURCE TAX INCENTIVES HB 1331 is sponsored by Rep. Sara Gagliardi (D-Arvada) and Sen. Betty Boyd (D-Lakewood). The bill provides tax incentives for efficient motor vehicles. Vehicles covered by this bill are light-duty passenger, truck and medium duty truck diesel-electric hybrids, hybrid conversions, CNG, and installation of idling reduction technology. This bill is from the Governor’s office and part of his legislative agenda. Originally the bill included CAL-LEV compliant vehicles, but CADA successfully stripped that language out of the bill. The bill passed out of both chambers and is expected to be signed by Governor Ritter this week. * * * * * * * * SB-150 CLOSES BANKRUPTCY LOOPHOLE This bill closes a bankruptcy loophole often abused by consumers and protects security interest of dealers and lien holders. CADA worked to amend this bill to provide a thirty (30) day timeline under which dealers can perfect liens and still receive benefits from the bill which originally had a twenty (20) day timeline. SB-150 passed out of the House of Representatives and the Senate concurred with the House amendments. The bill was signed into law by Governor Ritter on April 22, 2009. * * * * * * * * HB 1230 HOLD HARMLESS FOR DEALERS This bill provides a hold harmless for dealers on address discrepancies provided by consumers and refers sales tax jurisdictional issues to the Transportation Legislation Review Commission for their review over the summer. The bill has passed out of the House and Senate unanimously, a rare testament for any bill, and the House concurred with the Senate amendments last week. The bill was signed by Governor Ritter on Monday, May 4th. * * * * * * * * Questions or Comments? Please contact: Melissa Kuipers – VP of Government Relations and Communications
CADA WELCOMES NEW GENERAL MANAGERS, CHRIS STATON AND ROB EDWARDS CADA welcomes new General Manager’s, Chris Staton of Cherry Creek Dodge and Rob Edwards of Vista Colorado. * * * * * * * * LET US KNOW ABOUT YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS! Have you or anyone else at your dealership won an award recently? Have you or your dealership provided any outstanding community service? We want to recognize such accomplishments. Please send us a brief write-up of the award or event along with any other information to milestones@coloradodealers.org. Also include your contact information for further follow-up.
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