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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revised its recommended length of time for individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 or have come into close contact with a person who is positive for COVID-19.  The CDC explained that the reason for the change is based on...

A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dissolved the Fifth Circuit’s stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) “Vax or Test” Emergency Temporary. This ruling reinstates the Vax or Test Mandate for employers with at least 100 workers. This ruling...

The Federal Reserve Board  and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently announced the dollar thresholds in Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing) that will apply for determining exempt consumer credit and lease transactions in 2022. These thresholds are set pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform...

In August 2021, NJ CAR issued guidance following the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling in State v. Darius Carter, which held that, when a license plate frame conceals or obscures a marking on a license plate in a manner where it cannot reasonably be identified or discerned, that driver...

Michael P. DiFeo, Owner of Crown Cadillac and Hudson Auto Group, recently assumed the chairmanship of the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJ CAR). He succeeds Judith Schumacher Tilton (Schumacher Chevrolet Auto Group).  Mr. DiFeo is a third-generation dealer principal and continues...

Many speculated that the Murphy Administration and the Democrat-controlled Legislature, chastened by the narrow election victory they enjoyed this past November, would not legislate with a heavy hand. People thought there would be moderation. However, it appears there will be no moderation in the few remaining weeks of the...