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A New Commodity in a Traditional Box: Hemp's Commodity Status Demands Appropriate Attention

The United States government federally decriminalized hemp on December 20, 2018, making hemp biomass—the raw, harvested agricultural plant—a commodity like any other crop, such as corn, wheat, or soybeans. …

A Summary of Bank-Related Provisions of President Biden's July 9th Executive Order Promoting Competition

Written By B.T. Atkinson and William R. Lathan, Jr.

On July 9, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. signed an executive order "on promoting competition in the American economy" (the "Order").  The White House characterized the Order as an effort to reduce the trend of …

Their Aim Wasn't True – The NRA and Bad Faith Bankruptcy Filings

Written By Lance P. Martin

Bankruptcy offers a temporary sanctuary for parties seeking relief from a variety of problems – financial crisis, lawsuits, collection actions, repossessions, foreclosure, and pandemics.   Filing bankruptcy bef…

Privacy and Data Security for HOAs: What Your Community Association Needs to Know

Written By Angela P. Doughty, CIPP/US, AIGP, FIP

Privacy and Data Security is the body of law that addresses how an organization can collect, handle, and use personally identifiable information and how that information needs to be protected. Community Associations quite…

Common Mistakes to Avoid When Appealing a North Carolina Occupational Licensing Board Decision

Written By Eric J. Remington and Amy H. Wooten

Ed. Note: This is the third in a series of three articles examining disciplinary and appeals processes in front of North Carolina professional and occupational licensing boards. See the first article here and the seco…

"The JAB, or Your JOB": Mandatory Vaccinations in the Private Workplace

Written By Grant B. Osborne

We are all tired of the slowly-abating but persistent pandemic. And more than ready to get back to "normal." But employers' efforts to encourage or require employees to return to work present many challenges, such as thos…