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Review Your Employee Handbook

October 7, 2019

If you are an employer confused about the federal government’s position on handbook provisions requiring civility and professional behavior by employees in internet and social media posts, you are not

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Get A Release

October 7, 2019

Last month, we examined whether a release a dealership receives is effective. As we discussed, a release is a contract. It requires offer, acceptance, and consideration. If you are going

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VADA Expands Preferred Endorsement of Dealertrack Registration and Title Solutions

October 7, 2019

Dealertrack’s Accelerated Title solution gives Virginia dealers faster vehicle payoff and title release on top of existing expedited registration and title processing Virginia dealers have access to a new tool

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A Message from Don Hall

October 7, 2019

October 2019 In less than a month, Virginians will step into the voting booth to elect the 140 legislators who will help lead our Commonwealth for the next two years.

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Priority Toyota Chesapeake Earns Top Toyota Honor

October 7, 2019

Priority Toyota Chesapeake was named Toyota Motor Corp.’s prestigious “Best in Town” award winner for 2019. The award recognizes the dealership’s groundbreaking program that trains non-violent Norfolk City Jail inmates

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Commemorating Ron Kody of Richmond Ford Lincoln

October 2, 2019

Today at Richmond Ford Lincoln, Del. Jeff Bourne and representatives of the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association presented Ron Kody, president of Richmond Ford Lincoln and  2019 Time magazine Quality Automobile Dealer of

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Quiz: Is Your Form Release Effective?

September 3, 2019

Test Your Knowledge of Rules for Form Releases Dealers often request a form release so they can protect themselves from litigation when compensating customers. But a release only protects a

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Protect Your Dealership by Protecting Your Customer Data

September 3, 2019

Preventing Data Leakage We have written about the increased government scrutiny of data protection by businesses. Dealers should recognize this, and they should make data protection a priority. The FTC

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Lessons from the Road

September 3, 2019

Throughout each year, VADA leaders and members participate in events and meetings hosted by other industry organizations. Recently, Jason Wilson, VADA general manager, attended a peer group meeting of the Automotive

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