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Addressing Financial Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis on Construction Companies

Written By Jason T. Strickland

In the midst of the current Coronavirus crisis, the priorities for most construction companies are (1) the health and well-being of its employees, and (2) addressing delays on projects caused by the inability to obtain lab…

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7 Guidelines for Parents Sharing Custody of Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Written By Lauren Taylor Arnette Quinn

With the Governor's proclamation to close schools and restaurants to dine-in customers, now, more than ever, our children are a primary focus during these trying times.  All parents are faced with the challenges of e…

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Servicing SBA Loans During the COVID-19 Crisis

Written By Lance P. Martin

With COVID-19 shutting down whole swaths of the economy, the SBA has issued a notice to SBA 7(a) Lenders and 504 Certified Development Companies (CDCs), reminding them of their unilateral authority to provide borrowers wit…

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Gov. Roy Cooper Orders Restaurants and Bars to Close Dine-In Service, Announces New Help for Unemployed

Written By X. Lightfoot and Devon D. Williams

Today, March 17, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper announced a new Executive Order ("EO") to close all restaurants and bars to dine-in customers.  The EO still allows those businesses to continue operations through takeout a…

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HOA Boards and the Coronavirus

Written By Adam M. Beaudoin

We are seeing the emails already. "We have a Board Meeting and need to award the contract for the pool, but we shouldn’t be in the same room. How do we do this?" "We have a Membership meeting scheduled for April bu…

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Contagion: Practical Advice for NC Employers in the Face of Coronavirus Disease

Written By Grant B. Osborne

The world seems to have shifted beneath our feet – to have become alien and dangerous. That's no doubt true, but we've been here before. More than 100 years ago, soon after the end of World War I, we encountered the…

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