Category: Road Warrior

May 16, 2024 New MBP Announcement: GMG EnviroSafe joins NJGCA–wants to safeguard your location and prevent accidents Two weeks ago, we reported that MinorDecliner had joined our Association as our newest Member Benefit Partner (MBP).   You can read more about MinorDecliner, and the age verification and loss prevention services they offer, in that announcement…

May 9, 2024 Burdensome Heat Standard Rules Proposed On Monday NJGCA was one of several business groups to raise the alarm in response to a wide-reaching new bill that was being heard in the Senate Labor Committee. S-2422 would establish a series of new regulations aimed at protecting employees working in “excessive” heat, whether outside…

May 2, 2024 Overtime Pay Expansion Approved Last week we told you about a rule change from the Biden Administration outlawing non-compete agreements. The Administration also approved an increase in the minimum salary that must be paid for an employee to be exempt from overtime pay rates. As you likely know, certain types of employees…

April 25, 2024 Non-competes Agreements to Be Banned in Most Cases This week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to outlaw the use of non-compete agreements with employees, and to ban the enforcement of existing agreements (except for some with senior executives). There have been reports over the years that these agreements are becoming…

April 18, 2024 Rack Prices for Gasoline See Big Spike This week we had several members reach out to us to confirm the unfortunate truth that there was a huge spike in rack prices to start the week off, with the average price jumping nearly 25¢ a gallon to start the week. Every year, roughly…

April 11, 2024 Post-Earthquake Assessment – Make sure there aren't any hidden problems! Last Friday, April 5th, many state residents were stunned by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that emanated from northern New Jersey.  The quake was felt throughout the state, with the epicenter in Tewksbury Township (Hunterdon County).  Our neighbors in the immediate vicinity easily…

April 4, 2024 More Official Warnings on 'Tianeptine' This week one of our state's Congressmen, Frank Pallone (D-Monmouth and Middlesex), held a dedicated press conference to bring more awareness to tianeptine, while demanding that retailers choose to stop selling it. This product, which is increasingly being called “gas station heroin” is certainly bringing a bad…

March 28, 2024 Fuel Tax Increase/EV Fee Officially Signed into Law As expected, Governor Murphy signed into law the bill to authorize and fund the TTF with higher fuel taxes. The rate increases will be the same for gasoline and diesel motor fuel. Under the language of the bill, there should be no change in…

March 21, 2024 Automotive Convention Over the weekend NJGCA attended the AASP's annual tradeshow and auto exposition in the Meadowlands–NORTHEAST. As always they put on a successful event with strong attendance and a full show floor. We had members stop by our table to say hello, some long-time members and hopefully some new ones. Did…

March 14, 2024 Starting Tomorrow — The NORTHEAST Automotive Trade ShowStop by and see us tomorrow and over the weekend! Tomorrow one of the largest automotive-related trade shows in the country begins at NORTHEAST 2024! Hosted by our friends at AASP/NJ, this year NJGCA staff will be in attendance and have a booth. If you…