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Get Involved! Join the 2025 ASCCA Board of Directors The ASCCA is pleased to call for nominations for seats open on the 2024 Board of Directors. Participation on the ASCCA Board of Directors is a unique opportunity for automotive repair professionals to help guide the state's largest organization of independent auto shop owners in shaping the future of the industry and building a stronger industry. Board participation is a chance to grow personally and professionally, and to develop skills, experience and connections with a team of other passionate and motivated professionals. Download the nomination application HERE!

ASCCA members are eligible for an added benefit on iATN. The benefit comes at no additional cost to those already subscribing to iATN at the Business level. This benefit allows you to upgrade your account to the new Business+ level at the same rate as the iATN Business plan @ $36/mo. Not only will you save $9/mo. on the regular rate for Business+, you will be able to grant premium access to each of your employees’ individual accounts (for a total of 5) so they can enjoy premium access, allowing them to stay up to date with current trends in: Diagnostics – learn from their peers sharing diagnostic procedures Tools & Techniques – use iATN’s new waveform library data sharing system Analytics – discover new ways to address vehicle concerns Knowledge Base – Access to over 3.8 million data asset items Shop Management – Discuss challenges and solutions with fellow shop owners and managers Industry Events – Stay up to date with training events being ... read more

AESwave is proud to offer ASCCA members a 15% discount off the price of an IMclean DAD. The IMclean DAD (Data Acquisition Device) has been engineered by Drew Technologies and was certified by the BAR on June 20, 2014. To purchase at this time-limited, discounted price contact AESwave.com at 877-351-9573 or visit http://AESwave.com/ASCCA

This promotional video is available for members to put on their own websites and social media pages, and possibly buy commercial air time. You can tag information about your shop to the last 5 seconds of the ad. To get the video emailed to you, email the ASCCA staff at [email protected]. To have the video tagged for your shop, which costs only $50, contact Bob Harris at [email protected]

Contact Howie Klein, P66 Lubricants: SCAL, [email protected], c: 951-903-466; efax 91

On TeamTalk this week, Stuart Terry sent a reminder that employees must receive notice from their employer of the scheduled change of pay rate because on July 1, the minimum wage in California increased from $8 per hour to $9 per hour. Click on the attachment below for the official notice for all employers to post or distribute explaining the minimum wage increase (be sure to document that you did it). Official Minimum Wage Notice California employers should ensure that all hours worked as of July 1, 2014 are paid at the new higher rate. Employers should also review base salaries for all exempt employees to ensure they still qualify as exempt employees (i.e., they are paid at least two times the minimum wage, which works out to $37,440 annually). The minimum wage will increase again to $10 an hour on January

July 8, 2014 - SB 1446 (DeSaulnier) has been signed by Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. to provide some small employers with non-grandfathered health insurance policies in effect as of December 31, 2013, the option to renew their existing coverage for one year, rather than be required to move to new coverage by the end of 2014. SB 1446's extension will be of direct help to some small California employers who opted to early renew their health coverage in 2013. Many of these employers were facing above normal increases under the new ACA plans in 2014. SB 1446 only applies if the small business had not already purchased an ACA-compliant policy. If you need help or have questions please contact Mat Nabity of Armstrong and Associates Insurance Services at (916)

Seven representatives of ASCCA were at the July 9 BAR Advisory Group (BAG) meeting and this proved to be critical as without their presence the interests of independent auto shops would not have been addressed. Thank you Jack Molodanof, Craig Johnson, Mary Kemnitz, Margie van Lierop, Craig Wells, Ted Walters and Jay Jefferson

The ASCCA is holding a contest to promote member use of the new countertop displays that were included in the spring issue of The California Independent. It's Northern California vs. Southern California shops, and the losers will serve winners sundae desserts at the Team Weekend in September, at the Chapter Representatives Meeting. Shops are to submit photos of their countertop display to ASCCA staff member Phil Boerner at [email protected]. The contest ends on September 12, 2014, so send in your photos today

Larry and Laurie Moore, of Larry's AutoWorks in Mountain View, the ASCCA Members of the Month in September 2013, were recognized at the summer conference as ASCCA's Members of the Year. The Member of the Year is chosen from among all the Members of the Month in the previous fiscal year. In their own words: "I got into auto repair because I was really hard on cars and they would break and since I was a student, I could not afford to pay to have them fixed. I worked my way through college building VW engines in my garage and eventually for a local engine building company..." Click herefor more information on Larry and Laurie Moore

Intro - 2014 ASCCA Summer Conference from ASCCA on Vimeo. Intro - 2014 ASCCA Summer Conference from ASCCA on Vimeo. Go to the 2014 Summer Conference page to watch the Opening Remarks video ASCCA Member Testimonials from ASCCA on Vimeo. ASCCA Member Testimonials from ASCCA on Vimeo