July 19, 2023
A Maryland federal judge decided Wednesday to sign off on a $250,000 settlement to six former car salesmen's claims that their dealership inflated vehicle costs to short them on commissions, sending $200,000 to the ex-workers' attorneys and $50,000 to the plaintiffs.
April 26, 2022
The Fourth Circuit ruled in favor of a group of current and former employees at a Maryland auto dealership, dismissing the company's bid to compel the salespeople to arbitrate their claims over underpaid commissions because the arbitration agreement was not applicable.
November 20, 2020
Salespeople suing a Maryland auto dealership chain over employee commissions do not have to arbitrate their claims, a federal judge in that state ruled, finding that the loose wording of the agreement made it invalid.