Author: Chris Czarnecki

Join ACCA’s government relations team and Kyle Gargaro of ACHR NEWS for a town hall meeting at ACCA 2022 Conference and Expo in St. Louis.

The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments regarding President Biden’s OSHA vaccine mandate for employers with 100+ employees.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit lifted the stay of OSHA’s vaccination, testing, and face covering emergency temporary standard (ETS), meaning that it is set to go into effect.

ACCA has partnered with Heating, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) and Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association (PHCC) in filing a petition to overturn the EPA’s ban on the use of disposable cylinders for HFC refrigerants, which we believe exceeds the authority granted to EPA under the AIM Act.

A federal judge in Kentucky recently blocked President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. Now, a federal judge in Georgia has temporarily halted the mandate for federal contractors nationwide.

See the important takeaways from ACCA’s meeting with Congressman Mike Carey (OH-15) on the major legislative issues affecting the HVAC-R industry.

Learn more about a federal judge’s ruling halting the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee, and what it means for your HVAC business.

Recently, The Department of Labor finalized a rule that requires workers on contracts with the federal government to be paid at least $15/hr. Continue reading to learn more.

Learn more about the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals’ opinion upholding its decision to temporarily halt President Biden’s vaccine and testing mandate for employers and what this means for your HVAC business.

Learn more about Congressman Bob Latta’s (R-OH) SMART Energy Efficiency Standards Act and what this means for HVAC businesses.

Find out why the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered President Biden’s vaccine mandate to be temporarily halted pending review.

Find out why ACCA recently pressed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) at the Center for Disease Control (CDC) for clarification on who is eligible for COVID-19 booster shots and how this benefits HVAC contractors.

Learn more about ACCA’s recent pushes in Congress to oppose any policy that would increase taxes for small and independently-owned businesses, and to do away with a proposed reporting requirement.

Learn more about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule on hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) allowances and disposable/non-refillable cylinders under the AIM Act, and how this ruling will affect the HVAC industry.

Learn more about the Biden Administration’s recent announcement that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will “enhance measures” to protect workers exposed to heat and how your HVAC business will be affected.

Learn more about President Biden’s new vaccine mandate for employers with more than 100 employees and what this could mean for your HVAC business.

Learn more about the ongoing debates in Congress regarding two major infrastructure deals; one being a physical infrastructure deal and the other a “human infrastructure” deal, and what they could mean for your HVAC business.