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Brews, Booze, and Data Breaches

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

Friday afternoon, news sources reported that Molson Coors Beverage Company notified the Securities and Exchange Commission about an ongoing data breach that had delayed and disrupted, "the Company's business, including its…

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So Much for "9 to 5": Employers' Consideration of Employees' and Applicants' Conduct Outside of Work

Written By Grant B. Osborne

"And the sign said, 'Long-haired freaky people … need not apply.'"  – Signs, Five Man Electrical Band, Good-byes and Butterflies (1970) Arbitrary judgments are as old as humanity itself. Law evolved in p…

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Roadway Construction Zone Accidents in North Carolina

Written By Jeremy M. Wilson

North Carolina's population continues to grow, and that means more highways and other roads being built for our increasing population.  Also, existing roadways often need maintenance or rehabilitation.  This wor…

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Thousands Hacked: New Cyber-Attacks Affect Organizations Big and Small

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

Friday afternoon, reports surfaced that a foreign nation had compromised newly-discovered flaws in the Microsoft Exchange Server email software and breached the cybersecurity efforts of more than 60,000 known victims. Unl…

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Common Ground for Hemp in an Uncertain World

Written By Erica B. E. Rogers, Tyler J. Russell, Allen N. Trask, III, and Amy H. Wooten

Several members of our Hemp Law team attended the Industrial Hemp Summit in late February. The annual event is typically held in person at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville, Virginia. …

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Short-Term Rentals Regulations: Not Always a Day at the Beach for Municipalities

Written By Clint H. Cogburn

The explosion of short-term rental properties through North Carolina – from mountain cities to coastal destinations, and cities and towns in between – has resulted in increased scrutiny and regulation by munici…

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