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FFCRA Health Care Providers Exemption: New Guidance Published

Written By Emily G. Massey and Grant B. Osborne

March 31, 2020

We previously posted that the "health care provider" exemption from the obligation to provide "paid sick time" and paid "public health emergency leave" under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 ("FFCRA") wa…

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Turning Low Value Lemons Into Estate Planning Lemonade – Part I Gifting Opportunities

Written By Jennifer V. Boyer

March 31, 2020

The novel coronavirus pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the U.S. economy. Investors have experienced record-setting fluctuations in marketable security values on U.S. exchanges, and global markets are bracing fo…

Environmental Enforcement Discretion Guidance from U.S. EPA for COVID-19 Disruptions

Written By Amy P. Wang

March 31, 2020

On Thursday, March 26, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") published guidance for how it will enforce environmental legal obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The temporary policy, which is r…

AG's Office Gives Guidance on Remote Meetings for Local Governments during COVID-19

Written By Clifford P. Parson

March 30, 2020

With social distancing guidelines limiting the number of people gathering in one place to 10 or fewer, and with the Governor's "stay at home" order now in effect, local governments have been doing their best to maintain th…

North Carolina's Stay-At-Home Order: What Do You Need to Know?

Written By James W. Norment

March 27, 2020

On Friday, March 27 Governor Roy Cooper issued a statewide Stay-At-Home Order (Order). It will take effect at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 30, 2020, but the Governor expects North Carolinians to start following it sooner if…

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COVID-19 Update for Employers: New Key Guidance

Written By X. Lightfoot and Hayley R. Wells

March 27, 2020

On March 25, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division ("WHD") published its initial guidance to provide compliance assistance for employers related to the application of the benefits and leave entitlemen…

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FFCRA Health Care Providers Exemption: New Guidance Published

Turning Low Value Lemons Into Estate Planning Lemonade – Part I Gifting Opportunities

Environmental Enforcement Discretion Guidance from U.S. EPA for COVID-19 Disruptions

AG's Office Gives Guidance on Remote Meetings for Local Governments during COVID-19

North Carolina's Stay-At-Home Order: What Do You Need to Know?

COVID-19 Update for Employers: New Key Guidance

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