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Essential Documents: Preparing for COVID-19

Written By Eldridge D. Dodson

In this unprecedented and uncertain time, health experts are providing us with the facts about COVID-19.  Being well-informed enables us to know what measures to take in avoiding exposure to COVID-19 – starting…

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Are Health Care Providers Exempt from the FFCRA Paid Leave Requirements?

Written By Emily G. Massey and Grant B. Osborne

And who is a "health care provider?" These are questions we have grappled with since the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act ("FFCRA") was enacted one week ago (March 18, 2020).  Here is what we know so far. The F…

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Alert: Congressional Leaders Strike Deal to Bring Financial Help to the Nation, Details Unknown and the Deal Is Not Yet Law

Written By James W. Norment

As our entire way of life is being disrupted by the COVID-19 public health crisis, Congress moved closer to some sort of federal help on Wednesday, March 25. The COVID-19 relief bill being debated in the Senate h…

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Preparing for an Uncertain Future: Is Your Business Ready to Tackle Important Legal Issues Raised by a Shelter-in-Place Order?

Written By James W. Norment

These are challenging times.  Businesses, nonprofits, and public entities are changing their operations more rapidly than many ever thought possible.  And certainly battling an unseen and so far unpredictable vi…

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SPECIAL ALERT: Governor Roy Cooper Shutters More Businesses and Extends K-12 Public School Closure

Written By William S. Durr

On March 23, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 120 ("Order"). The Order extends the in-person closure of the public K-12 schools in North Carolina until May 15.  The Order further limits mass gatherings &nda…

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Understanding the New "Fast-Pass" Small Business Bankruptcy Process

Written By Lance P. Martin

With COVID-19 and the attempts to contain it causing cataclysmic business interruption, many small businesses may find themselves on the brink of insolvency.  While we hope that lenders, landlords, suppliers, and fed…

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