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Zac Lamb Named Council Member of NCBA Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section

July 21, 2022

Trusts and estates attorney Zac Lamb will serve as a North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section council member. His…

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Can actions be inadvertent and intentional simultaneously? For automatic stay violations, the answer is “Yes.”

July 20, 2022

Written By Lance P. Martin and Thomas C. Wolff

Creditors know that when a debtor files bankruptcy, the “automatic stay” prohibits further collection activity to give a debtor breathing room to reorganize his…

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Allen Trask and Amy Wooten to Speak at CAI-NC 2022 Annual Conference and Expo

July 19, 2022

Attorneys Allen Trask and Amy Wooten will be featured speakers at one of the premier gatherings for North Carolina community association managers and leaders, hosted…

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Update to EEOC’s Position on Mandatory COVID testing

July 18, 2022

Written By Will Oden

On July 12, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its guidance regarding COVID-19 workplace viral screening testing. The EEOC’s original position on…

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“Generation-Sharing” – Tax Planning That Benefits the Entire Family

July 15, 2022

Written By Jennifer V. Boyer and John R. Sloan

Historically, only the very wealthy engaged in generation-skipping estate planning. Families and individuals who do not think of themselves as “very wealthy,” however, also…

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No Closure on Pay Disclosure: How Pay Transparency May Affect Your Company

July 14, 2022

Written By Justin T. Hill

Over the past two years, pay transparency laws have quickly spread and become a topic of state legislatures nationwide. As pay transparency laws continue…