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Recall Developments

March 28, 2016

As we exit a record year for recalls and we enter the new year, one can ask what the vehicle manufacturers have done collectively to try and improve the national

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Data Protection

March 28, 2016

The complications of protecting data keep multiplying for dealers. Vehicle Data At the Washington D.C. Auto Show’s public policy panel this year, Federal Trade Commissioner Maureen Olhansusen warned that the

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Filling that Federal Bucket List

March 28, 2016

As we warned in January, federal bureaucrats see the final year of the Obama administration as possibly their last best chance to check off the bucket list for amassing total

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EEOC Proposes Requiring Employee Pay Reports

February 24, 2016

Each September, we remind dealers who employ over 100 workers in the dealership or in a group of affiliated dealerships to file their EEO-1 reports. These reports allow the Equal

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DOL Takes the Joint Employer Theory to the Next Step

February 24, 2016

We have reported on government attempts to expand the definition of who is an employer of temporary or contract workers supplied by temporary staffing companies. The U.S. Department of Labor

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FTC Gets Involved in Recallmania

February 24, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission, zealous about protecting its turf in regulating retail vehicle sales, has shown that it wants to be involved in the rapidly escalating recall problems. In announcing

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16 Thoughts for 2016

January 28, 2016

2015 was the best year for the motor vehicle industry since the recession of 2008-2009. Vehicle sales volume should stay solid through 2016. Unfortunately, major forces can choke robust business

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Exporter Sues to Challenge Non-Export Requirements

December 22, 2015

Most franchisors impose requirements on dealers to prevent sales of new vehicles for export. U.S. franchisors contend these limitations are necessary because their rights to distribute vehicles are limited to

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Be Careful: That Unusual Request for a Credit App may be Legitimate

December 22, 2015

Have you ever had a request by your provider of credit reports to produce a copy of a signed credit application to justify your request for the report? If so,

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