All Blog Posts Tagged 'compliance' (11)

The FTC May Have Just Killed Twitter Marketing For Dealers

Yeah, in the most absurd move ever, the FTC has determined that Twitter is not excluded from regulatory laws requiring full disclosure on products or services. TheWall Street Journal reports that any…

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Added by Arnold Tijerina on March 13, 2013 at 4:40am — No Comments

Doing Mailers and Staffed Events? Look Out For These Red Flags

Since my post last week, Trust Me, I’m Your Vendor, I’m happy to say that some automotive marketing companies have reached out for advice on how to protect their dealer clients from…

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Added by Jim Radogna on January 27, 2013 at 12:58pm — 2 Comments

Trust Me, I’m Your Vendor

The news broke this week about a Louisiana marketing company that has been permanently banned from automobile advertising and marketing in North Carolina. Since Arizona, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oregon and Pennsylvania joined North Carolina in bringing the case, there will likely be repercussions for the vendor in…

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Added by Jim Radogna on January 18, 2013 at 7:18pm — No Comments

Dealership Defensive Game Plan For The New Year

In many dealerships, the thought of putting together a compliance program is similar to contemplating a diet and exercise regimen: you know it’s something you need to do or eventually it will catch up with you. Like getting in shape, keeping up with regulatory changes can seem like a daunting task – not to mention…

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Added by Jim Radogna on January 12, 2013 at 9:05pm — No Comments

HR Spring Cleaning

by Kathryn Carlson

March is a great time to “spring clean” your personnel files. It isn’t fun but it is necessary if an employer wants to ensure compliance with record retention regulations. Annual “spring cleaning” or audit also provides an opportunity to correct any issues prior to an external audit by the government or as part of a lawsuit! Organized and compliant personnel files will improve the overall efficiency of the department-nobody likes searching for…

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Added by Brian Torrez on March 6, 2012 at 10:24am — No Comments

Migraines from Safety Glasses?

by Motyka Johnson

Everyone knows that eyes are more vulnerable to accident and injury than any other part of your body. Just one small, even microscopic foreign particle can do serious or…

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Added by Brian Torrez on February 8, 2012 at 4:20pm — No Comments

January Tip Of the Month: Audit Your HR Compliance

January 6th, 2012 by Kathryn Carlson

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Added by Brian Torrez on January 6, 2012 at 4:57pm — No Comments

Buy Here 'Cause They Suck

Most dealerships and businesses in general know that it's bad practice to bad-mouth your competition. That being said, I know of and have heard plenty of salespeople and managers using their online reviews to help close a deal by comparing them to their competitors online reviews. This practice is similar if not exactly the same. You are leveraging negative comments about your competitor left by other people (who you are representing as real - we all know fake reviews exist) to your positive…

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Added by Arnold Tijerina on November 2, 2011 at 11:11am — 1 Comment

Dealers In California May Be Forced To Change The Way Salespeople Are Paid

In a class action lawsuit filed on June 21, 2011 against AutoNation (Santa Clara Superior Court, entitled Lilly v. AutoNation, Case No. 1-11-CV-203569), attorneys are claiming that AutoNation is in violation of the California Labor Code by misclassifying commissioned sales reps as exempt from overtime and, in addition, issuing deduct vouchers post-sale for losses in commissionable gross due to repair or…

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Added by Arnold Tijerina on July 25, 2011 at 2:31pm — 22 Comments

There's More To Dealership Compliance Than F&I

F&I Compliance always gets attention in a dealership but making sure you also are in compliance with the numerous human resources, safety and enviromental regulations is equally important. There are no less than ten federal laws and regulations that impact hiring (not to mention state laws) and that is only the start. The federal Department of Labor (including OSHA and the…

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Added by Kathryn Carlson on May 2, 2011 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

The Case Of The $30 Million Rims

Originally published March 02, 2011 at Dealer Magazine

Last week, a California Court of Appeals judge determined that a dealer violated several California state laws and ruled in favor of the plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit that will have huge ramifications for dealers within the state. The ruling…

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Added by Arnold Tijerina on March 4, 2011 at 8:41am — No Comments