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Williams v. Kincaid

What is a disability? A disability for the purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act is anything that makes one or more major functions of life more difficult. A person Read More

Workers' Compensation and Intoxication

Quirks of the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act, pt. 3 Many employers and employees believe that being under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of an accident prevents Read More

Specific Traumatic Incidents

Quirks of the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act, pt. 2                Typically, incidences that occur at work are acceptable workers’ compensation claims if they are Read More

The Coming and Going Rule

Quirks of the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act, pt. 1 The North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act is the law that governs the benefits employees receive if they suffer a compensable injury Read More

The Great Resignation Pt. 2

The Great Resignation Part 2 The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its newest report on Job Openings and Labor Turnover on March 9, 2022. The short story is very little has Read More

The Great Resignation

By now, I think most of us have heard a new term being used in newsrooms, on zoom calls and around the watercooler - The Great Resignation. Originally used by Read More

What does HIPAA actually do?

What is HIPAA? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, known as HIPAA, is a privacy law that protects individuals’ medical information in some circumstances. There is a lot Read More

Help Wanted

Here in Charlotte, we have been seeing a lot of Help Wanted/We Are Hiring signs posted in local restaurants and stores. The national labor shortage is making its impact and Read More

9/11 Mediation

We recently experienced a milestone with the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11, I asked my office colleagues where they were and what they remembered about that event. Read More

Local Lawsuit filed by the EEOC

The EEOC is charged with making sure that employees are not subjected to discrimination on the basis of their race, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability status, or gender. For Read More

Required Vaccinatons in the Workplace

The EEOC recently published new guidance that Employers can require all Employees physically entering the workplace to be vaccinated for COVID-19 subject to the provisions of Title VII and the Read More

COVID-19 & Employment Issues - February Update

Now that we have been dealing with COVID-19 for almost a year, mask wearing and social distancing has become old hat, but many employment related issues continue to evolve and Read More

Unemployment in the time of COVID-19

We have been getting a lot of calls recently from people who have questions and concerns about Unemployment Benefits. We thought it might be helpful to breakdown what Unemployment Benefits Read More

Employer COVID-19 FAQ

Our COVID-19 FAQ Here are some general responses to the most common questions we have gotten regarding employment and COVID-19. Please note, that each situation is different. Please call us at Read More

Employee COVID-19 FAQ

Our COVID-19 FAQ Here are some general responses to the most common questions we have gotten from employees regarding employment and COVID-19. Please note, that each situation is different. Please call Read More

Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Families First Coronavirus Response Act               On April 2, 2020 new changes to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) will take effect following the Family First Coronavirus Read More

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