2024 Regulatory Roundup

2024 Regulatory Roundup

(As first published in nvla LeaseWire) Non-Compete Agreements As I reported earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a final rule on April 23, 2024, banning employers from entering into, enforcing or attempting to enforce most non-compete...
WOMEN IN LEASING PICKING UP STEAM

WOMEN IN LEASING PICKING UP STEAM

The Annual Meeting this fall will mark our third Women in Leasing (WIL) roundtable. We will join together from 12noon to 1:30 p.m. on October 17, 2024. The roundtable is a lively event with a lot of energy particularly after having met virtually for an entire year...

NON-COMPETES ARE OUT THE WINDOW

(As first published in nvla LeaseWire) Non-compete agreements have always been part of the tool kit for leasing and finance companies to deal with their employees, especially the sales team. To prevent the sales team from hopping to another business, quite often...

FTC CARS Rule

(As first published in nvla LeaseWire) On January 4, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published the final rule known as the Combatting Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule (“CARS Rule”). The FTC’s authority is derived under the Dodd-Frank Act to make...

REGULATORY ROUNDUP 2023

(As first published in nvla LeaseWire) The amount of regulation covering vehicle leasing and finance businesses is staggering, particularly if you operate in multiple states. You need to be aware of the distinction between commercial and consumer leasing with respect...

Women in Leasing Update

(As first published in nvla LeaseWire) Our second annual in person Women in Leasing meeting was a fabulous, high-energy event in Austin, TX at the recent NVLA Annual Meeting. The group welcomed many newcomers, and everyone was very excited to be together, have an...

Women in Leasing Going Strong!!!

(As first published in nvla LeaseWire) It has been a terrific year for NVLA’s Women in Leasing. After a high energy kickoff at the 2022 Annual Meeting in Tucson, we agreed to meet online and settled into a bi-monthly format. This past May we agreed to form a Women in...