As you’re likely aware, a benefit of your CATA membership is your dealership’s access to Employee Relations and Human Resources counsel to assist you with various types of labor related and employment issues.

The CATA has transitioned to a NEW employee relations consulting service, moving from Littler (David Radelet and Terry Creamer) to SESCO Management Consultants (Jamie Hasty and Team). Contact information and more information on SESCO is found below.

To ease with the transition period, CATA dealers will still have access to Littler through the end of July, ending at close of business on July 31, 2023. We want to acknowledge Littler’s team, especially Dave Radelet, Terry Creamer, Chris Johlie and Mary Dokianos, for their longtime service to our association and dealer members. We greatly appreciate their partnership.

As a reminder, SESCO’s employee relations and human resources counsel service is a member benefit in addition to your access to CATA’s General Counsel (Dennis O’Keefe). Just as it has been with Littler (and previous counsel in the past), your first call/email/text will be complimentary and part of your CATA member benefit. Should the issue escalate to a heightened level, SESCO will advise the dealer up front (disclosing additional costs) or advise them to work with their personal attorney as a next step. The dealer can also choose to hire a SESCO attorney if the issue reaches that next level.

CATA members will now receive the following services through SESCO’s Certified consulting and legal staff:

Click here to download the announcement flyer. Please feel free to contact the CATA at 630-495-2282 (Jennifer Morand, David Sloan or Chris Konecki) or Ryan Kelly, CATA Employee Relations Committee Chairman (rkelly@kellynissan.com), with questions