Our mid-year 2026 Legal & Legislative Update

On June 4, VADA legal and legislative team — Don Hall, Anne Gambardella, Mimi Perka and outside counsel Barrie Charapp Beaty — provided our twice-annual Legal and Legislative Update. In it, they discuss:

• New Virginia employment laws, including pay transparency requirements, salary history restrictions, minimum wage increases, changes to commission pay rules and updates to non-compete agreements
• FTC advertising compliance and the latest guidance on pricing, processing fees, add-ons, rebates, lease advertising and in-transit vehicles
• Dealer operational updates, including electronic recordkeeping, expanded dealer plate use, loaner vehicle rules and ADAS glass repair disclosures
• Changes affecting the Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund and GAP waivers
• Emerging issues surrounding data privacy, fair lending and Safeguards Rule compliance
• Franchise protections, direct-to-consumer sales efforts and the ongoing challenge posed by manufacturers seeking to bypass the dealer network

Get the recording and skip to individual chapters

Below, you can watch or listen to the full recording, or skip to the particular chapters of interest. And below that, we've made the presentation available as a PDF download. Our Legal & Legislative Updates are regularly cited by members as one of the most valuable events we produce, so we encourage all members to take time to listen and learn.