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STAFF PROFILE: ELVYS MARTINEZ

September 11, 2020

This is one in a series of profiles of VADA and Integrum Advisors team members. With these profiles, we ask them to share a story — funny, touching, insightful, or

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A Message From Don Hall

September 11, 2020

SEPTEMBER 2020   Across Virginia and the country, students are going back to school, although in a very different way in many cases. From preschool to college, much of this next

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A Message from Don Hall

August 10, 2020

AUGUST 2020   To beat them at their own game, we need to play on their field. I drive a big SUV. I’ve always liked big cars, and those who

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Sweetie Boy Delivers Helps with Digital Sales

August 10, 2020

Selling more vehicles via online channels is a great way to grow business. But those vehicles sometimes need to get delivered directly to their new owners – who might live

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Yes, you need eye wash stations in your shop.

August 10, 2020

Here’s why. By: Michael Allen, Executive Manager, VADA Group Self-Insurance Association, mallen@vada.com, 804-545-3012   On occasion, we are asked why our safety recommendations exceed OSHA standards, which are the guidelines

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Staff Profile: Tommy Lukish, VADA

August 10, 2020

This is one in a series of profiles of VADA and Integrum Advisors team members. With these profiles, we ask them to share a story — funny, touching, insightful, or meaningful.

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Time to Review Your Policies and Procedures on Discrimination and Harassment

August 10, 2020

In June 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a highly publicized ruling that the federal law on equal employment opportunity, known as Title VII, extends to employment decisions based upon

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The Irony for CFPB’s Opponents

August 10, 2020

When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created by the Dodd-Frank Act, it was designed to be free from political shifts resulting from changes in Presidential administrations. The bureau was

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DOL Says Manufacturer Direct Payments to Dealer Employees Count Towards Minimum Wage

August 10, 2020

Working through your HR personnel, you must be sure that your sales personnel earn minimum wage for each hour worked. We have written about this often, suggesting you use a

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