ACCA lauded action by the Eastern District Court of Texas striking down the Obama administration’s overtime rule, which would have required employers to pay overtime to most salaried workers earning less than $47,476 annually, a drastic increase from the current annual salary limit of $23,660.

ACCA has announced that Billy Edwards passed away in Fairview, Texas. Edwards served as ACCA’s chief elected board officer in 1989 and was employed for many years at TDIndustries, a Texas-based construction and facilities services company, serving on the company’s board of directors from 1971-2000.

 

The HVACR Alliance announced its endorsement of H.R. 3515, the HVAC Expensing and Technology (HEAT) Act. The bill, introduced by Reps. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, and Ron Kind, D-Wis., would allow commercial building owners to expense qualified HVACR equipment under Section 179 of the U.S. Tax Code.