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		<title>Don&#8217;t Miss Tomorrow&#8217;s Webinar: California HR Legislative Update</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2012/02/dont-miss-tomorrows-webinar-california-hr-legislative-update/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2012/02/dont-miss-tomorrows-webinar-california-hr-legislative-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Motyka Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calfironia Employee Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calfironia Employment Laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California. Wage and Hour]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Catch-up on new regulations around employment law that went into effect in 2011, and get a heads-up on the most relevant regulations and legislative trends to watch in 2012. This webinar is presented by John Boggs, the nationally recognized labor and employment attorney and outside counsel to the California New Car Dealer Association.]]></description>
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		<title>Employee Rights Posting Postponed Yet Again- Now Required by April 30, 2012</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2012/01/employee-rights-posting-postponed-yet-again-now-required-by-april-30-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2012/01/employee-rights-posting-postponed-yet-again-now-required-by-april-30-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labor Unions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Rights Notice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national labor relations board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NLRB]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For the second time, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) postponed the effective date for posting its employee rights notice. The new date is April 30, 2012. Most private-sector employers including dealerships must post a new notice issued by the NLRB entitled, “Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act.” The poster informs employees of their rights to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>West Virginia Auto Dealership Learns Expensive Lesson in ADA Compliance and Meaning of Reasonable Accomodations</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/12/auto-dealership-ada-compliance-reasonable-accomodation/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/12/auto-dealership-ada-compliance-reasonable-accomodation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ada compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Americans With Disablities Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto dealership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment opportunity commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reasonable accommodations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=2478</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A West Virginia auto dealership learned a very expensive, $56,000 plus legal fees, lesson in ADA compliance this month.  The dealership settled a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal  Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on December  16, 2011.  The EEOC had charged that Jim Robinson Ford-Lincoln-Mercury  unlawfully refused to accommodate the disability of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pros and Cons of Using  Credit Reports for Hiring Decisions</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/12/pros-and-cons-of-using-credit-reports-for-hiring-decisions/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/12/pros-and-cons-of-using-credit-reports-for-hiring-decisions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employee Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hiring process]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=2438</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Background checking (including a drug test) is an important step in the hiring process. Background checking is more about the knowledge you gain to make the right hiring decision rather than &#8220;exclusion&#8221; based on the results. Employers need to be aware of the legal restriction of using certain information in the hiring process. For example [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Ahead of New HR Regulations in 2012- Plan, Prepare and Protect</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/12/getting-ahead-of-new-hr-regulations-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/12/getting-ahead-of-new-hr-regulations-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 HR Regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[california employers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal wage and hour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hr regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulatory compliance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  The federal Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced that it will significantly change the approach on how it regulates employers&#8217; compliance with certain federal laws. In  2012 the DOL will issue regulations requiring employers to take affirmative steps to ensure compliance with federal wage-and-hour, safety, and anti-discrimination laws. The DOL is moving from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment Rate Declines for First Time Since 2009</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/12/unemployment-rate-declines-for-first-time-since-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/12/unemployment-rate-declines-for-first-time-since-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bureau of labor statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job growth November 2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment rate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on December 2, 2011  that 120,000 jobs were added in November, and the unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent. This is the lowest rate since 2009. The largest job gains were in  retail trade, professional and business services, health care, and leisure and hospitality.  The Bureau also reported that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Pension Plan Limitations</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/11/2012-pension-plan-limitations-irs/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/11/2012-pension-plan-limitations-irs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[401k]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[403b]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[457 plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[irs pension limitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retirement savings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Internal Revenue Service has announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for Tax Year 2012. In general, many of the pension plan limitations will change for 2012 because the increase in the cost-of-living index met the statutory thresholds that trigger their adjustment. However, other limitations will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Business on Meal and Break Laws</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/11/federal-judge-rules-in-favor-of-business-on-meal-and-break-laws/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/11/federal-judge-rules-in-favor-of-business-on-meal-and-break-laws/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Motyka Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Court decision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAAA laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meal and break laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wage and hour laws]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the latest ruling on meal and break laws, a federal judge in the Southern District of California ruled in Favor of Penske Logistics. According to this decision, meals and rest breaks are not covered under wage laws. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/11/federal-judge-rules-in-favor-of-business-on-meal-and-break-laws/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Sexual Harassment Is No Joke</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/11/sexual-harassment-herman-cain-prevention/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/11/sexual-harassment-herman-cain-prevention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employee Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexual harassment claims]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexual harassment in the workplace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexual harassment prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexual harrassment policy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=2315</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sexual harassment continues to be  a very costly issue in the workplace.   The most recent high-profile incidents involve presidential candidate Herman Cain.  While  CEO of the National Restaurant Association, Cain was accused of harassment and the association provided monetary settlements to several women.   Mr. Cain remarked that &#8220;I do have a sense of humor, and some people have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planning a Trunk or Treat Event? Don&#8217;t Forget the Dress Code.</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/10/planning-a-trunk-or-treat-event-dont-forget-the-dress-code/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/10/planning-a-trunk-or-treat-event-dont-forget-the-dress-code/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Motyka Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dress code]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dress code for dealership sales event]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dress code for halloween]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dress code for trunk or treat event]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[halloween sales event HR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office Party guidelines]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=2295</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gearing up for a Spooky Savings event complete with costumes and customers? Here are a few HR Tips for maintaining a friendly work environment...]]></description>
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		<title>NLRB Delays NLRA Employee Rights Notice Posting Requirement Until January 31, 2011</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/10/nlrb-nlra-notice-dela/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/10/nlrb-nlra-notice-dela/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employee Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labor Unions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NADA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national labor relations act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national labor relations board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NLRB]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=2257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Labor Relations Board  has pushed back the requirement to post a notice advising employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act from November 14, 2011 until January 31, 2012. A number of trade and industry groups have challenged the posting requirements include NADA. The NLRB website states &#8220;as of January 31, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Firing for a Facebook Post? Maybe Yes, Maybe No</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/10/facebook-protected-firing-termination/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/10/facebook-protected-firing-termination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employee Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Firing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NLRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NLRB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Termination]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=2255</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An NLRB administrative law judge has ruled that a Chicago-area luxury car dealership did not violate federal labor law when it terminated a salesman who posted pictures and  comments about an accident on his Facebook page. The judge rejected the NLRB&#8217;s argument that the termination was motivated by other Facebook postings by the employee related [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 EEO-1 Report Due 9/30/11</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/09/eeo-1-report/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/09/eeo-1-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Lischer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Demographic Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EEOC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Filing Deadline]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=2199</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The deadline to file the 2011 EEO-1 Report is fast approaching.  Are you required to file? All private employers with 100 or more employees or employers who have less than 100 employees, but are affiliated with another company and has centralized ownership, control or management are required to file the EEO-1 Report with the Equal Employment Opportunity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>E-Verify Self Check Now Available in Spanish</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/09/e-verify-self-check-now-available-in-spanish/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/09/e-verify-self-check-now-available-in-spanish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employee Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[department of homeland security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-Verify]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[united states citizenship and immigration services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uscis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=2110</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Effective August 15, 2011, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) launched the Spanish version of the E-Verify Self Check accessible in twenty-two states (the English version was launched in March, 2011 and was only accessible in six states). Self Check is a voluntary service that allows individuals to input their personal information into the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love Contracts and Anti-Harassment Policies</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/09/love-contracts-and-anti-harassment-policies/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/09/love-contracts-and-anti-harassment-policies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employee Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love contract]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual harassment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace dating]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What exactly is a &#8220;love contract&#8221; and what role does it play in protecting your organization from harassment and discrimination lawsuits? Watch this short video to learn more as the HR Client Advocates at KPA discuss the pros and cons of &#8220;love contracts&#8221;. With more than 50 years of combined HR management experience, Tamara Lischer, Michele McMann [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unionized or Not, NLRB Rules Apply to Dealerships</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/09/unionized-or-not-nlrb-rules-apply-to-dealerships/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/09/unionized-or-not-nlrb-rules-apply-to-dealerships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employee Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labor Unions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NLRB Rules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On 8/25/11, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued the final rule that requires nearly all private-sector employers to post a notice notifying employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).  Agricultural, railroad, airline employers and the U.S. Postal Service are exempt at this time but auto, truck and equipment dealers must post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Start Writing Effective Job Descriptions</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/08/effective-job-descriptions/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/08/effective-job-descriptions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tip of the Month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dealership human resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Effective car salesperson job descrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good template for position at dealership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR best practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[template for job description for dealership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A well written job description is a key component in all phases of the employment lifecycle.  Having a job description for each position and providing the job description to applicants and employees will assist you in: 1.    Recruitment, Interviewing and Hiring 2.    Orientation and Training 3.    Performance Management 4.    Disciplinary Action Support 5.    Legal Compliance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS Revises Mileage Reimbursement Rate for 2011</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/07/irs-revises-mileage-reimbursement-rate-for-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/07/irs-revises-mileage-reimbursement-rate-for-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Department of Treasury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2011 revised mileage rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business miles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Announcement 2011-40, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)  has revised the optional standard mileage rates for computing the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business purposes.  While gasoline costs are a major factor the IRS also considered depreciation and insurance and other fixed and variable costs when revising the rate from  $0.51 cents per mile [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eight Dealership HR Cases in Social Media</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/06/dealership-hr-an-social-media/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/06/dealership-hr-an-social-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best and Worst Social Media HR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dealership Employee Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dealership Employees on Web]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social Media is an arena where HR and PR often meet. I collected eight stories of dealership employees making a social media splash today. Each situation reflects hiring and managing practices at the dealership...]]></description>
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		<title>Auto Dealerships:  Is Your Customer’s Information Really Secure?</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/06/auto-dealerships-customer-information-security/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/06/auto-dealerships-customer-information-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Lischer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Department of Treasury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Information Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dealership Information Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal trade commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safeguards Rule]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) passed the Safeguards Rule, customer information security has been a hot topic over the past several years for auto dealerships.   The FTC mandates that auto dealerships have a formal, written, and revisable program specifying the steps taken to protect customer’s personal information and prevent unauthorized use of such [...]]]></description>
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