Air Conditioning Contractors of America Association, Inc (ACCA) News

ACCA Submits Comments Supporting The Department Of Labor’s Proposed Overtime Rule

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) announces that is has submitted comments supporting the Department of Labor’s proposed overtime rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees (Overtime Rule). On March 7, 2019 the Department of Labor announced that it was proposing to update regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act that implement exemptions from overtime pay requirements for executive, administ...

Rees Scholarship Foundation Awards $65,000 To Aid Aspiring HVACR Technicians

The Clifford H. "Ted" Rees, Jr. Scholarship Foundation, a 501(c) (3) charitable foundation of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), and the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) announced scholarship awards totaling $65,000 to 39 students, including five military veteran program recipients, studying to become technicians in the HVACR and water heating industry. Promoting HVACR careers “We are pleased to award scholarships to these qualified and dedic...