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Jack Schmitt
Jack Schmitt Chevrolet
O'Fallon


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Dan Roesch
Roesch Auto Group
Elmhurst


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Pat Manning
Brad Manning Ford
Dekalb


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Mike Ettleson
Ettleson Cad-Bu-GMC, Inc.
Hodgkins


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Peter Sander
IADA
Springfield


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September 7, 2017   Volume 2017, Issue 11

  Flood Titles - Hurricane Harvey - Important Notice from Secretary of State  
 

In an effort to protect Illinois consumers, the Secretary of State's Vehicle Services Department is screening title applications from vehicles that were registered in regions of Texas that were declared disaster areas because of flooding and storm damage from Hurricane Harvey.  Title applications submitted between today and September 6, 2018 for vehicles registered in the affected counties will receive a flood title designation unless the title application is accompanied by a natural disaster disclosure statement signed by the previous owner declaring that the vehicle was not in a natural disaster area or was not damaged.

Beginning immediately, IADA recommends that you adopt the following approach: 

  • Check the National Insurance Crime Bureau's (NICB) database of known flood damaged vehicles.  If a vehicle appears on the NICB list as a flood damaged vehicle, it will receive a flood branded title.  The NICB database can be found here.
  • If the vehicle is not on the NCIB list, but was registered in Texas, you will need to determine if the vehicle was located in an area that was declared a federal natural disaster.  The list of zip codes there were covered by the federal natural disaster declaration can be found here.
  • If the vehicle was registered in a zip code that was declared a natural disaster area, then an Illinois title application must be accompanied by a natural disaster statement signed by the owner declaring that the vehicle was not located in a natural disaster area or was not damaged.  The Secretary of State's Natural Disaster Disclosure Statement can be found here
  • Additional information from the Secretary of State's Office can be found here.

A similar protocol for vehicles registered in regions of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, or South Carolina that were declared disaster areas because of flooding and storm damage from Hurricane Matthew remains in effect through October 2, 2017.  A list of affected counties for Hurricane Matthew can be found here.  We expect to receive similar instructions for vehicles that are located in the path of Hurricane Irma.

If you have any questions about this article, please contact IADA at (217) 753-0220 or ldoll@illinoisdealers.com.

 

 

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  Governor Vetoes Proposal (SB 81) to Increase State's Minimum Wage  
  Business owners can breathe a sigh of relief after the Governor vetoed a proposal to increase the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour.  SB 81 (Lightford/Guzzardi) would incrementally  increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2022 for those over 18 and to $12 per hour by 2022 for those under 18.    

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  Federal Judge Strikes Down DOL "White Collar" Overtime Rule  
  On August 31, in a case brought by NADA and other business groups, the federal District Court for Northern Texas found that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) had acted unlawfully in 2016 when it revised its overtime compensation exemption for "white collar" employees. Agreeing with NADA and the other business groups, the Court found that by more than doubling the exemption's salary-level threshold tests from $455/week ($23,660/year) to $913/week ($47,476/year), the DOL undercut the exemption's "duty" tests, unreasonably preventing its application to certain workers. For now, the lower "white collar" salary thresholds remain in effect as they have since before the Court enjoined enforcement of the new thresholds in 2016. Note: the DOL is in the early stages of considering revisions to the "white collar" exemption that would be both lawful and acceptable to employers and employees alike. For questions on this or any other wage and hour issue, contact NADA Regulatory Affairs at regulatoryaffairs@nada.org or 703.821.7040. 
 

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  Expanded EEOC Pay Data Reporting Postponed Indefinitely  
  On August 29 the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that the Office of Management and Budget was initiating a review and immediate stay of the onerous EEO-1 form published last year. The action is in part the result of concerns raised by employer organizations, including NADA. 
 
The annual EEO-1 reporting mandate applies to dealerships with 100 or more employees enterprise-wide. The 2016 EEO-1 form would have required the reporting of data on wages and hours worked and the range of compensation paid to employees by demographic group. As of now, covered employers should use the pre-September 2016 EEO-1 form when submitting 2017 data by the March 31, 2018, deadline. Further information on prohibited discrimination practices and the EEO-1 reporting mandate is available here.  For more information on the EEO-1, contact NADA Regulatory Affairs at regulatoryaffairs@nada.orfg
 
Rhett Ricart
Chairman, Regulatory Affairs Committee
 

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  Unemployment Insurance Reporting and Payments Streamlined  
  In the  "Man Bites Dog Department", the Illinois Department of Revenue and the Illinois Department of Employment Security announced that they will simplify a regulatory burden for Illinois employers.  Beginning September 11th, employers will be able to electronically file monthly and quarterly reports and mage contribution payments on the Department of Revenue's website, click here. Additional information from the Department of Revenue and the Department of Employment Security can be found here.  

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