Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §663, sub-§§14 and 15 are enacted to read:

14.__Automobile body shop technician.__"Automobile body shop technician" means a person who is primarily engaged in the restoration, body and frame repair and servicing of automobiles and trucks as an employee of an establishment primarily engaged in the business of selling automobiles or trucks to the ultimate purchaser, except when the employee is paid by the employer on an hourly basis.

15.__Automobile service writer.__"Automobile service writer" means a person who is primarily engaged in receiving and organizing customer requests for repair, restoration or servicing of automobiles or trucks as an employee of an establishment primarily engaged in the business of selling automobiles or trucks to the ultimate purchaser, except when the employee is paid by the employer on an hourly basis.

Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §664, sub-§3, ķA, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 305, §1, is amended to read:

A. Automobile body shop technicians, automobile mechanics, automobile parts clerks and, automobile salesmen and automobile service writers as defined in section 663;

SUMMARY

This bill streamlines the paperwork necessary in the computation of wages for automobile body shop technicians and automobile service writers who are paid on an incentive basis rather than an hourly rate. This bill exempts those employees from overtime compensation.