The General Assembly gets rolling as Youngkin lays out legislative priorities Session 2022, Issue 2 January 24, 2022 The 2022 60-day session has begun and newly-elected Governor Glenn Youngkin
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Capitol Briefs 2021 | Issue 5
EV Package Rolls on in Special Session Session 2021, Issue 5 February 15, 2021 Last week, the General Assembly technically ended its 2021 Session and immediately began a special session
Capitol Briefs 2021 | Issue 4
Dealer-Backed Democratic Priorities Driving Through General Assembly House passes bills pushing for EV rebate program, ZEV mandates and test drive regs Session 2021, Issue 4 February 8, 2021 As we
Capitol Briefs 2021 | Issue 3
All-In for EVs in VA. Session 2021, Issue 3 February 1, 2021 During the week of January 25 (the third week of session), our attention turned to legislation concerning electric
Virginia Enacts Final Permanent Standard for COVID-19 Operations
January 28, 2021 Since last summer, dealerships across the Commonwealth have been operating under the Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 (the “Temporary Standard”), which made Virginia the first state to
Protect your dealership’s ability to issue tags
By Michael G. Charapp Charapp & Weiss LLP As sales processes evolve, more functions once the responsibility of others are being done by dealerships. One example is issuing license plates.
Twenty Two for ’22
January 2022 By Michael G. Charapp Charapp & Weiss LLP At the end of our article last year on Twenty One issues for ’21, we wished for motor vehicle dealers
Mythbusters — Effect of a disclaimer
February 2022 By Michael G. Charapp Charapp & Weiss LLP Dealers often face a dilemma when advertising prices of vehicles. Competitors unlawfully advertise at prices at which they will not
It is Time to Review Your Employment Arbitration Agreements
March 2022 By Michael G. Charapp Charapp & Weiss LLP Whether to use a pre-dispute arbitration agreement for employment issues is a choice for each dealer to make. If you
Dealer Group settles with FTC for $10 million
April 2022 By Michael G. Charapp Charapp & Weiss LLP A multi-state franchised dealer group recently settled a federal lawsuit with the FTC and the state of Illinois for $10