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

June 11, 2021

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Written By X. Lightfoot and Will Oden
Last month, the Department of Health and Human Services – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) updated its COVID-19 guidance for fully vaccinated…
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Will Oden Chairs the North Carolina Bar Association’s Annual Meeting Committee

June 11, 2021

There’s a lot of effort that goes into planning and coordinating a North Carolina Bar Association Annual Meeting. Attorney Will Oden chairs the NCBA’s Annual Meeting Committee responsible…
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Save the Date: Human Resource Strategies and Employment Law: A Summer Series

June 11, 2021

Ahh, summer. The time for fun in the sun, toes in the sand, and a much-needed break. But there’s no such thing as a…
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NC Commerce Secretary to Speak at June’s Virtual Power Luncheon

June 10, 2021

The Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Commerce, Machelle Baker Sanders, will be the featured speaker at this month’s Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of…
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Hayley Wells Appointed to the Buncombe County Bar Executive Committee

June 10, 2021

Asheville attorney Hayley Wells has been appointed to the Buncombe County Bar Executive Committee. She was sworn in for a three-year term on June…
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Appealing Disciplinary Actions of North Carolina Professional or Occupational Licensing Boards

June 9, 2021

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Ed. Note: This is the second in a series of three articles examining disciplinary and appeals processes in front of North Carolina professional and…
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4 Ward and Smith Attorneys Inducted into the 2020 NC Pro Bono Honor Society

June 7, 2021

The North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center (PBRC) is recognizing four Ward and Smith attorneys for their efforts to help others in need. Mary…