Falling Down on the Job – Reducing Costs Associated with Injured Workers
By: Denise Branch Injured workers can not only create scheduling and coverage headaches, they can create costly worker’s compensation and litigation claims against the dealership
Florida’s Attorney General is Claiming Violations of Laws Regarding Dealer Advertising
By Micah A. Andrews Experienced dealers are aware of the pitfalls that can result from a failure to monitor advertising and pricing disclosures to ensure compliance with applicable
New York’s EV Policies
By Savannah N. Criado Starting in 2025, New York’s heavy-duty trucking industry could be impacted by New York’s adoption of the regulations enacted by the California Air Resour
Corporate Transparency Act – Required Federal Filings
By Logan S. Parker The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) became law on January 1, 2021. The CTA requires all business entities to electronically file a beneficial owners i
Telephone Consumer Protection Act
By: Danielle M. Roth Per the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), dealership business development centers (BDC) are considered telemarketers.1 In an effort to address a growing
SBA PPP Loan Forgiveness Appeals
By: Andrew G. Thomas As many of you may be aware, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has been issuing decisions on Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans, with ma
Diligently Responding to OEM Deficiency/Poor Performance Claims
By Micah A. Andrews As a regular practice, OEMs commonly calendar and send letters to franchisees summarizing the dealership’s past sales, service, and customer satisfactio
Dealerships’ Obligations under the FTC Safeguards Rule Increase and Expand
By W. Kirby Bissell At this point, all dealerships should be familiar with the Federal Trade Commission’s “Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information” or the FTC’s S
Brand New Florida DHSMV Administrative Complaints alleging Untimely or Incomplete Titling Submissions using the Electronic Filing System (EFS)
By: Micah A. Andrews Over the last ten years many Florida dealers have received Administrative Complaints from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (“DHSMV