December 10, 2024
This month, as we do each year, the VADA Legal & Legislative team led by president and CEO Don Hall delivered remarks to dealers in both Richmond and Hampton Roads that look at pending legislation in Virginia along with federal rules and regulations that dictate how dealers are to operate their stores.
Regardless of where you live, if you work in retail automotive in Virginia, this presentation applies to you.
You can view the full recording, timed with slides, along with time-stamped sections below for you to quickly review areas of interest. In the recording, you'll hear the voices of: Anne Gambardella, Esq. VADA EVP and General Counsel; Barrett Charapp Beaty, Esq., Charapp & Weiss LLP, VADA General Counsel, and Mimi Perka, Esq., VADA Director, Legal & Legislative Affairs.
Fast-forward to specific parts by topic:
Franchise Issues, Separate Channels for EVs
Franchise Issues, Your Rights on Fair Share of Models
Franchise Issues, Facility Upgrades and Over-the-Air Updates
Franchise Issues, Changes in Ownership
Franchise Issues, Performance Threats
Personnel Practices, Severance
Personnel Practices, Non-Competes
Personnel Practices, Retirement
VADA Legal & Legislative Team
- Don Hall, VADA President and CEO
- Anne Gambardella, Esq. VADA EVP and General Counsel
- Mimi Perka, Esq, VADA Director, Legal & Legislative Affairs
- Barrett Charapp Beaty, Esq., Charapp & Weiss LLP, VADA General Counsel
- Meade Spotts, Esq., Spotts Fain, PC, VADA Legislative Counsel
- Greg Habeeb, Esq., Gentry Locke, VADA Legislative Counsel
- Tim Pohanka, VADA Legislative Chair
- Dan Banister, VADA Chair