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Outdoor Amusement Business Association

Your Voice in the Mobile Amusement Industry

Our Mission: To encourage the growth and preservation of the outdoor amusement industry through leadership, legislation, education and membership services.

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  • Washington Report

    By John Meredith OABA Lobbyist  Despite Congressional unwillingness to advance legislation addressing the majority of OABA legislative agenda, the 2011 public policy effort conducted by the Meredith Advocacy Group (MAG) on behalf of OABA met or exceeded any reasonable expectation on all three issue areas in which it was retained to pursue. Topping the list…
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    Regulatory Update

    CALIFORNIA California governor Jerry Brown signed the “Employment Acceleration Act of 2011″ (AB 1236), which takes effect on January 1, 2012. In a nutshell, the new law prohibits the state, cities or counties from requiring employers to use E-Verify, an electronic employment verification system that uses employees’ Social Security numbers to determine work eligibility. MAINE…
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    DOT Update

    FMCSA/PHMSA Publish Rule Limiting Cell Phone Use By CMV Drivers The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published a new final rule prohibiting interstate truck drivers from using hand-held cell phones while operating their vehicles. 76 Federal Register 75470 (December 2, 2011). The rule became effective January 3, 2012. The use of…
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    DOL Delays H-2B Wage Rule

    The Department of Labor, as a result of Congressional appropriations language, recently delayed the effective date of the Wage Methodology for Temporary Non-agricultural Employment H-2B Program Final Rule to October 1, 2012. This Notice provides additional guidance to those employers who have received from the Department either a supplemental or dual prevailing wage determinations based…
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