The 2013 General Assembly passed a comprehensive bill to increase transportation revenue. The bill changes several of the taxes that you as an auto dealer collect from your sales and
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Distracted Driving: Don’t be a Statistic
These days, multi-tasking is a fact of life. Our lives are more demanding than ever before, and cell phones have made us available 24/7. Our culture’s compulsion for increased productivity
Dealer Processing Fee on Exercise of a Lease Purchase Option?
A customer who leases a vehicle generally has the option to purchase it. May a dealership charge a dealer processing fee to a customer who exercises that option? While dealers
Airbag Deployment is Treatment
The Federal EPA recently cited a dealership for deploying airbags prior to disposal in the trash. Deploying airbags prior to placing them in the trash was, at one time, manufacturer
Do You Have a Cash Reporting and Money Laundering Policy?
Do your employees understand your cash reporting and money laundering prevention policy? If not, consider the fates of the following dealers in just the last few months. In Albuquerque, NM,
Employees are also liable for Torts
We don’t want to get too law-schoolish, so we will describe a tort simply: it is a civil claim that is not based on a contract or a statute. Contractual
Sweepstakes Promotions
Dealers often sponsor or become involved in sweepstakes promotions. Campaigns saying things like “Win a new car from Smith’s Hupmobile at the Q109 Prize Extravaganza” are common. For a dealer,
KPA Alert: Isocyanates, Supplied Air & OSHA
OSHA recently issued a new NEP, National Emphasis Program, which may have your business in its sights. There are not any new regulations, instead there will be a focused enforcement
Healthcare Disclosure Required: I Have to do What?
The Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) requires employers that offer prescription drug coverage, through a group plan, to notify all healthcare eligible employees whether the coverage offered is creditable or not. Creditable
US Dept. of Labor Changes Position on Service Advisors?
Over the next few weeks, you will probably see stories in industry publications that the U.S. Department of Labor has reversed its position and that service writers are no longer exempt