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OSHA Issues Long-Awaited COVID-19 “Emergency Temporary Standard”

November 5, 2021

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Good (and Not So Good) Things Come to Those Who Wait Yesterday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) of the U.S. Department of…
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Talking Shop: State of the Construction Industry

November 5, 2021

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Written By Evan M. Musselwhite
This article is part of a series summarizing key topics discussed at Ward and Smith’s 2021 Construction Conversations Webinar. Recently, Hank Harris, Ward and Smith…
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A Paradigm Shift in Consumer Collections: How the CFPB’s Final Rule is Certain to Affect Creditors and Debt Collectors

November 3, 2021

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Written By Thomas C. Wolff
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a dense federal statute that governs debt collection.  If you have read some of my previous…
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Jamie Norment Elected President of the NC Electric Membership Corporation Counsel Association

November 2, 2021

Attorney Jamie Norment has been tapped to lead the North Carolina EMC Counsel Association. He was elected President in October and will serve a…
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Grant Osborne to Speak at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s 2021 Annual Meeting

November 1, 2021

Labor and employment attorney Grant Osborne has been invited to speak at the largest gathering of ophthalmologists: the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2021 Annual…
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Ward and Smith Sponsors the American Cancer Society Pinehurst Golf Classic

November 1, 2021

We will be golfing for a great cause on November 8.  The American Cancer Society is hosting its inaugural Pinehurst Golf Classic. Attendees can play…