Julie A. Cardosi
Required Reimbursement in Illinois of Dealership Employees’ Expenses
Under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, employers are required to reimburse their employees for expenses incurred within the...
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Julie A. Cardosi
- Mar 1, 2019
- 3 min
Dealership Business Succession: Sustaining the Legacy
Most dealership businesses are closely-held or privately-owned companies. Often, the owners of these privately-owned businesses also...
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Julie A. Cardosi
- Jan 1, 2019
- 3 min
United States Supreme Court Ruling and Its Impact on Illinois Dealers’ Sales and Use Tax Obligations
Following the recent United States Supreme Court’s seminal decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., the circumstance of an Illinois...
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Julie A. Cardosi
- Oct 1, 2018
- 3 min
Importance of Dealership Compliance with State and Federal Advertising Laws
Dealer advertising of vehicles, products and other services is a significant part of a dealership’s overall business operations and can...
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Julie A. Cardosi
- Jul 1, 2018
- 3 min
Dealership Facilities: Limitations Under Illinois Law on Manufacturers’ Requirements
The Illinois legislature adopted changes last year to the Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act (“MVFA”) which place additional...
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Julie A. Cardosi
- Mar 1, 2018
- 3 min
Failure to Secure Vehicle Financing for Dealership Customer: Legal Obligation to Return Down Payment
In Illinois, the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (the “Act”) is a powerful enforcement tool designed to address and...
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Julie A. Cardosi
- Jan 1, 2018
- 3 min
Classifying Some Dealership Workers as Employees v. Independent Contractors
In some parts of the country, there’s been an increase of federal government scrutiny of the question whether certain dealership workers...
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Julie A. Cardosi
- Dec 1, 2017
- 3 min
Dealer’s Use of Non-OEM Parts and Accessories – Important Factors
In the wake of recent bulletins issued by at least one automotive manufacturer concerning the use of non-OEM parts and accessories in the...
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Julie A. Cardosi
- Sep 15, 2017
- 3 min
MANUFACTURER INCENTIVE PROGRAMS: CONCERNS OVER DIMINISHED DEALER INDEPENDENCE & PRICE DISCRIMINATION
Spring 2017- Illinois franchised new car dealers are among the most industrious, hard-working, community-oriented business executives in...
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Julie A. Cardosi
- Jul 1, 2017
- 3 min
Non-English Language Transactions –- Legal And Contractual Requirements
“Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson As the people of our nation and...
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Julie A. Cardosi
- Dec 1, 2016
- 3 min
BUYING OR SELLING A DEALERSHIP? DON’T PREPARE TO FAIL BY FAILING TO PROPERLY PREPARE
The wisdom of the words of Benjamin Franklin still holds true today: “[b]y failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Too many times...
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Julie A. Cardosi
- Sep 1, 2016
- 3 min
LET THE DEALERSHIP BEWARE – “AS-IS” CLAUSE NOT AN ABSOLUTE
Dealerships are required to place a Buyers Guide, ordinarily affixed to the window, in each and every used vehicle they offer for sale,...
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Julie A. Cardosi
- Jul 1, 2016
- 3 min
DEALERSHIP SUCCESSOR LIABLITY IN BUY-SELL TRANSACTIONS
The handling of successor liability is an important consideration in any buy-sell agreement for the purchase of a dealership assets....
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Julie A. Cardosi
- Mar 1, 2016
- 3 min
EFFECTIVELY AND PROACTIVELY HANDLING CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE DEALERSHIP BUSINESS
Dealerships, in the course of daily business operations, may be familiar with the occasional consumer complaint they receive from the...
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Julie A. Cardosi
- Jan 1, 2016
- 3 min
DEALERSHIP APPRAISALS – DO NOT OVERLOOK STEP ONE: DEFINE THE SCOPE OF YOUR EXPECTATIONS
With the arrival of a new year, some dealers are considering the sale of their dealership businesses. An important first step in valuing...
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Julie A. Cardosi
- Oct 1, 2015
- 3 min
DEALERSHIP ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK
Some dealers have declined having an employee handbook based upon the notion that it might be interpreted as an employment contract, for...
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Julie A. Cardosi
- Jul 1, 2015
- 3 min
DEALER ADVERTISING IN ILLINOIS – OVERVIEW OF COMPLIANCE WITH MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING REGULATIONS
Dealers should pay close attention to their advertising claims to ensure legal compliance. Advertising compliance problems can adversely...
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Julie A. Cardosi
- Apr 1, 2015
- 3 min
DEALERSHIP SELLERS AND BUYERS BEWARE! A PRIMER ABOUT THE MANUFACTURER’S RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
In recent articles appearing in Automotive News, industry analysts have suggested that the automakers’ use of the right of first refusal...
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Julie A. Cardosi
- Jan 1, 2015
- 3 min
DEALERSHIP BUY-SELL NEGOTIATIONS -- KEY CONSIDERATIONS
There are numerous considerations for a proposed seller and prospective buyer to think about before entering into a buy-sell transaction....
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