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2018 Mid-Year Quiz Answers

July 25, 2018

There have been several deregulatory actions by the Trump administration, particularly to reduce the number of regulations affecting businesses and to rein in bureaucratic overreach on employment matters. However, deregulation

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2018 Mid Year Quiz

July 25, 2018

As if they were subject to the ancient curse, auto dealers live in exciting times. Whether it is the tumult in the federal government resulting from Trump administration policy revisions,

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New York Federal Judge Ruling Does Not Mean the End of the CFPB

July 25, 2018

There has been substantial publicity about a decision by a federal judge of the Southern District of New York that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau violates the

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Mythbusters: FTC Used Car Rule

June 18, 2018

For more than a decade, the FTC considered revisions to the Used Car Rule. On November 18, 2016, it published the final revisions that went into effect on January 27,

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DeFanging the CFPB

June 18, 2018

During the Obama administration, the CFPB spent considerable time, money, and effort to establish itself as a feared dismantler of traditional methods of doing business by important financial institutions. Despite

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The #MeToo Movement and Pay Plans

April 23, 2018

We recently reported on the success of the #MeToo movement in getting a provision in the recent federal tax legislation to prohibit deduction of payments, attorneys fees, and other expenses

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Common Sense Prevails

April 23, 2018

For more than half a decade, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, notorious for its progressive decision making, has been out of step with decisions from other federal circuits

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Advertising: Spot the Problem – Answers

March 21, 2018

Under the Truth in Lending Act, any advertisement of interest rate must be for the annual percentage rate or APR, using either form of that term. An advertisement that does

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Advertising: Spot the Problem

March 21, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission shows no sign of slowing down its efforts to police car dealer advertising. How well do you know federal advertising requirements? Identify the specific problem in

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