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DMS Providers Fare No Better Than Automakers in Constitutional Challenge to Arizona Dealer Statute

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An Arizona federal court recently rebuffed efforts by the two leading US providers of dealership management systems (“DMS”), CDK Global and Reynolds & Reynolds, to enjoin the enforcement of amendments to the Arizona dealer...more

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New Jersey Lifts Some Business Closures, Reiterates and Clarifies Others; and Opens Golf Courses and State Parks with Restrictions

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Superintendent of the State Police Colonel Patrick Callahan (who also acts as the State Director of Emergency Management) issued orders this week lifting some closures and reiterating or...more

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50-State Status Update: Essential Businesses and Permitted Activities Amid Stay At Home Orders

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Many states and localities have issued stay-at-home orders, and have closed on-site business operations to all but essential businesses and their employees. To enable employers to navigate those restrictions, we provide below...more

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COVID-19 Update: Status of State and Local Orders

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Found below is the current status for state and local orders impacting dealers and distributors in the automotive industry. Alabama State - Allows most non-food retailers to remain open subject to social distancing...more

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Tesla Is The Clear Winner in the Battle With Michigan

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Seyfarth's Future of Automotive Series - After three years of litigation, two appeals to the Sixth Circuit, and with a February 4, 2020 trial date looming, electric automobile manufacturer Tesla and the State of Michigan,...more

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California Adopts Major Changes to Warranty Reimbursement Requirements Effective January 1, 2020

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On October 12, 2019, California governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 179 (A.B. 179), a bill that will make significant changes to the warranty reimbursement provisions of the California Vehicle Code effective...more

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Dealer Management System Providers Join the Fray in Dispute Over Proper Scope of State Dealer Laws

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The two leading Dealer Management System (“DMS”) providers in the United States—CDK Global, LLC (“CDK”) and The Reynolds & Reynolds Company (“Reynolds”)—have filed suit in federal court in Arizona seeking to block an...more

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New York City adopts new requirements for used car dealers

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The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has adopted new rules for used car dealers, requiring all licensed dealers to make additional disclosures to consumers and creating a new consumer bill of rights for the...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage & Overtime Updates (April Edition)

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It may not have been showering minimum wage, tip, and overtime developments in April, but there was a sprinkling at the federal, state, and local levels. ...more

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New York City proposes new disclosure requirements for used car dealers

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The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has proposed new rules for used car dealers that would require dealers to provide the following disclosures to buyers...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to New Hampshire’s “Auto Dealer’s Bill of Rights”

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The protracted challenge to New Hampshire Senate Bill 126, which amended New Hampshire’s Motor Vehicle Franchise Act to include farm, industrial, construction, forestry, and yard and garden equipment, has finally come to an...more

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