Ron Smith - If, for whatever reason, you have decided that the time has come for you to exit the industry as a franchised new car dealer, the following is a very brief synopsis of things to consider. The following is a checklist I have given to some clients considering exiting...
Ron Smith - Many succession planning decisions will be governed by not only the factory sales and service agreement (“Franchise Agreement”), but also by appropriate provisions of state franchise statutes...
Ron Smith - Firms that specialize in the auto industry often have extensive access to networks of dealer attorneys throughout the United States, who regularly exchange information about issues and cases facing their clients...
Ron Smith - The most effective tool is for an employer to implement an e-mail policy. This policy should be added to any existing employee handbooks...
Ron Smith - Perhaps the most favored method among employers is the "rolling" 12 month period under subsection (d)...
Ron Smith - Define harassment as verbal or physical conduct that "denigrates or shows hostility or aversion towards an individual"...
Ron Smith - Two main areas that these tests violate are invasion of privacy and disparate impact on protected classes of applicants...
Ron Smith - Employers are immune from liability unless the employee can prove that the information disclosed was known to be false ...
Ron Smith - This could include allowing the employee to have flexible arrival and departure times, ... or permitting the employee to make up time lost...
Ron Smith - You should note any New Age Training program does not become legally troubling until it is objected to by an employee...