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Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

Written By Adam M. Beaudoin and Allen N. Trask, III

February 17, 2016

Many property owners' associations across North Carolina are faced with the annual challenge of clearing snow and ice from the community's roads, sidewalks, and other common areas. Assuming there is no specific guida…

North Carolina Construction Companies – Have You Covered Your Bases on Your Payments to Your "ITIN Contractors"?

Written By Lee C. Hodge

January 29, 2016

If you are like many North Carolina construction company owners and managers, the phrase "ITIN contractor withholdings" is one with which you are unfamiliar. However, the North Carolina Department of Revenue (the "NC…

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The Fair Labor Standards Act Statute of Limitations Limits Employer Liability: Except When It Doesn't

Written By Grant B. Osborne

January 27, 2016

"Hard cases, it has frequently been observed, are apt to introduce bad law."- Judge Robert Rolfe, Winterbottom v. Wright, 1842. "For the want of a nail . . . the Kingdom was lost"- Unknown About a year a…

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The IRA Trust: The Reese's Cup® of IRA Beneficiary Planning

Written By John R. Sloan

January 21, 2016

Two primary goals for designating a beneficiary of an Individual Retirement Account Trust ("IRA Trust") are (a) minimizing income tax and (b) preventing creditors from reaching the IRA Trust assets. Accomplishing eit…

North Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Boilerplate Waiver and Release Language to Defeat Lender Liability

Written By Lance P. Martin

January 4, 2016

Recently, in Ussery v. BB&T, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued an opinion that provides a powerful weapon for lenders. The North Carolina Supreme Court held that standard language in a loan modification agr…

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Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

North Carolina Construction Companies – Have You Covered Your Bases on Your Payments to Your "ITIN Contractors"?

The Fair Labor Standards Act Statute of Limitations Limits Employer Liability: Except When It Doesn't

The IRA Trust: The Reese's Cup® of IRA Beneficiary Planning

North Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Boilerplate Waiver and Release Language to Defeat Lender Liability

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