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Are Health Care Providers Exempt from the FFCRA Paid Leave Requirements?

March 26, 2020

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Written By Emily G. Massey and Grant B. Osborne
And who is a “health care provider?” These are questions we have grappled with since the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (“FFCRA”) was enacted…
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Alert: Congressional Leaders Strike Deal to Bring Financial Help to the Nation, Details Unknown and the Deal Is Not Yet Law

March 25, 2020

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Written By James W. Norment
As our entire way of life is being disrupted by the COVID-19 public health crisis, Congress moved closer to some sort of federal help on…
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Preparing for an Uncertain Future: Is Your Business Ready to Tackle Important Legal Issues Raised by a Shelter-in-Place Order?

March 24, 2020

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Written By James W. Norment
These are challenging times.  Businesses, nonprofits, and public entities are changing their operations more rapidly than many ever thought possible.  And certainly battling an…
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SPECIAL ALERT: Governor Roy Cooper Shutters More Businesses and Extends K-12 Public School Closure

March 24, 2020

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Written By William S. Durr
On March 23, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 120 (“Order”). The Order extends the in-person closure of the public K-12 schools in North…
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Understanding the New “Fast-Pass” Small Business Bankruptcy Process

March 24, 2020

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Written By Lance P. Martin
With COVID-19 and the attempts to contain it causing cataclysmic business interruption, many small businesses may find themselves on the brink of insolvency.  While…
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Pitt Community College Foundation Changes Format of Spring Fundraiser Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

March 23, 2020

Every year, the Pitt Community College Foundation (PCC) holds a fundraiser to benefit student scholarships, programs, and educational activities.  Due to the COVID-19 outbreak,…
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Contagion II: MORE Practical Advice for NC Employers Wrestling with COVID-19

March 20, 2020

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Written By Grant B. Osborne
We wrote just four days ago that the world seems to have shifted beneath our feet – to have become alien and dangerous. That,…

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