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Point-of-Sale Temporary Insurance (a.k.a. "Binders")

USA - April 3 2019 It was a skinny deal, but you took it because you knew it would put your team over the goal line for bonuses this month. You recline and put your…

Good News From The Supremes

USA - April 3 2018 On April 2, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long awaited decision in Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Hector Navarro, finding that Service Advisors at…

Take Me For a Test Drive: Auto Dealers and Hand Controls - How Much Accommodation is Too Much Accommodation?

USA - February 1 2018 In Karczewski v. DCH Mission Valley, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the district court’s dismissal of an American with Disabilities Act…

Autonomous vehicle technology (AVT) is garnering a lot of attention

USA - September 15 2017 Autonomous vehicle technology (AVT) is garnering a lot of attention, and its hypothetical impact on society will very soon be a reality. Earlier in…

N.Y. holdback ruling favors Maserati store

USA - August 21 2017 An administrative law judge in New York has sided with a Maserati dealership in a lawsuit over whether changes to incentive programs constitute…

Ford patents removable pedals, steering wheel in self-driving cars

USA - August 16 2017 The system is pretty straightforward -- instead of some convoluted folding, the pedals and steering wheel are simply removable. According to the…

Pay Plan Modification Alert: All Commission-Based Compensation Plans Must Separately Account and Pay for Rest Periods

USA - March 8 2017 On February 28, 2017, in Vaquero v. Stoneledge Furniture LLC, a California Court of Appeal found that employers are required to separately calculate…

U.S. delays hiking fuel economy fines until 2018

USA - December 21 2016 The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it will delay until 2018 a planned jump in fines for automakers who fail to meet fuel…

Excess inventory could lower auto sales in 2017

USA - December 21 2016 The U.S. auto industry is likely to set a record for industry sales in 2016, before declining slightly next year in part due to…

VW agrees to fix, buy back more polluting U.S. diesel vehicles

USA - December 21 2016 Volkswagen AG has agreed to a $1 billion settlement to fix or buy back another 80,000 polluting diesel vehicles sold in the United…