The Soroudi Group, Certified Public Accountants
Maddin Hauser Roth & Heller PC
Polsinelli LLC
Pat Bowie, the director of training and development for International Franchise Systems (IFS), owners of the Rent-A-Wreck, Priceless, and Nextcar brands, recently visited Capitol Hill with the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) Maryland team.
McDonald's Corp. recently settled a case involving a claim that it was a joint employer along with one of its franchisees. This case illustrates why franchisors — in other industries like car rental — need to make sure that their staff understands who is really considered their employer.
In what ways can a franchisor be held liable for the actions of its franchisees? We take a look at recent vicarious liability claims involving franchises in other industries that may inform car rental.
Franchisees — the epitomy of small businesses — have played a key role in the legislative processes that have shaped car rental. Former franchisee Michael DeLorenzo shares how he got involved and helped to get a bill signed that eliminated a titling tax in Maryland.
Employers need to understand their obligations regarding allowing employees to take time off to vote, whether they can encourage or dissuade them to vote for specific candidates, and if political paraphernalia is allowed in the workplace.
Many of the steps you would use to prepare a traditional business pitch go into preparing for a policy pitch to elected officials.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), starting today rental car agencies must fix any and all open safety defects before renting out vehicles to customers.
Leslie Pujo, an attorney that specializes in vehicle rental law and franchise law, has joined Plave Koch PLC, a franchise law practice located in Reston, Va.
In addition to an increased number of recent wage and hour filings in federal court, the Department of Labor is proposing a dramatic revamping of the "white collar" exemptions test. Are you prepared?
To date, the car rental industry has been mostly left out of the picture regarding autonomous vehicles and liability. It's time to consider these issues well before autonomous vehicles are deployed.
Before the enactment of the Safe Rental Car Act, our industry needs guidance on the ambiguous areas of the law, and NHTSA needs to enact common sense fixes to allow our industry to fully comply and protect the public.
The recall bill will become law on June 1, 2016. The law exempts companies with rental or loaner fleets of fewer than 35 vehicles.
The successful passage of recall legislation was the result of consensus building, working with legislators and understanding what car rental customers want.
The Federal Reserve announces the first rise in U.S. interest rates since 2006. This marks the end of a seven-year monetary policy to hold the rate near zero.
The Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act was signed into law on Dec. 4 as part of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (H.R. 22).
The event consisted of networking, ACRA meetings, guest speakers, an ACRA political action committee reception, and meetings with U.S. representatives and senators on issues affecting the car rental industry.
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