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OABA – Serving Our Members Since 1965

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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  • 2012 OABA Hall of Fame & Pioneer Award Inductees

    At the OABA’s 47th Annual Meeting, conducted by Chairman Bill Johnson, one of the highlights was the highly-anticipated 2012 Hall of Fame and Pioneer award inductions.  The OABA began presenting its Hall of Fame inductions in 2001 and these awards are coveted by icons in the mobile amusement business industry.  The Hall of Fame recognizes…
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    H-2B ACTION ALERT!

    The US Department of Labor will be finalizing these new rules on February 21st, which will make the H-2B program more complicated for users and may make it unusable for others. The DOL is clearly seeking to eliminate the H2-B program through these regulations and with the proposed wage rule. We have alerted Congress of DOL’s…
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    State Regulatory Update

    CALIFORNIA California governor Jerry Brown signed the “Employment Acceleration Act of 2011″ (AB 1236), which took 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. FLORIDA…
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    DOT Update – by Eric Arnold

    DOT Bans Hand-Held Cell Phones While Driving CMVs DOT has banned hand-held cell phones in commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce.  This ban became effective January 3, 2012.  A commercial motor vehicle is any truck, or truck and trailer combination, which has a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 10,001 lbs. or more. Furthermore, even…
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