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An Update on North Carolina Medical Malpractice Law

Written By Lynwood P. Evans and Jeremy M. Wilson

June 21, 2021

With an end to the COVID-19 pandemic in sight, it's hard to forget the terrible impact it had on our society and the tremendous strain it put on our medical community. Doctors, nurses, and other medical staff fought coura…

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One Year Later: Have Employers Taken Stock Following Bostock?

Written By Emily G. Massey

June 18, 2021

This week (specifically June 15, 2021) marked the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in the case of Bostock v. Clayton County, which outlawed sexual orientation or transgender status em…

What Community Associations Should Know from HOA Attorneys

Written By Adam M. Beaudoin

June 16, 2021

Maintenance, repairs, upkeep, and enforcement of rules are all in a day's work for a community association – now one of the most common housing arrangements in North Carolina. To date, nearly 27% of the state's popu…

The Carrot, Not the Stick: May Employers Legally Offer Employees Incentives To Get Vaccinated?

Written By X. Lightfoot and Will Oden

June 11, 2021

Last month, the Department of Health and Human Services – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") updated its COVID-19 guidance for fully vaccinated individuals. The updated guidance provided that f…

Appealing Disciplinary Actions of North Carolina Professional or Occupational Licensing Boards

Written By Eric J. Remington and Amy H. Wooten

June 9, 2021

Ed. Note: This is the second 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. It is hard to …

The FFCRA Trap: Employers Must Consider Retaliation Even After the FFCRA

Written By S. McKinley Gray, III and Justin T. Hill

June 4, 2021

While the light at the end of the tunnel is visible, the darkness of the COVID-19 pandemic still looms over employers. Over the last few weeks, states across the nation began taking steps to reduce the restrictions…

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An Update on North Carolina Medical Malpractice Law

One Year Later: Have Employers Taken Stock Following Bostock?

What Community Associations Should Know from HOA Attorneys

The Carrot, Not the Stick: May Employers Legally Offer Employees Incentives To Get Vaccinated?

Appealing Disciplinary Actions of North Carolina Professional or Occupational Licensing Boards

The FFCRA Trap: Employers Must Consider Retaliation Even After the FFCRA

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