This article was republished with permission from Business North Carolina. The article originally appeared in the September 2019 issue of Business North Carolina's Law Journal. Hemp and cannabidiol (CBD) products are dominating the airwaves and the...(read more)
The Impact Of Society’s Demands For Transparency On Internal Investigations And Their Investigators
This article was originally published by Westlaw on April 10, 2019. There has been much attention — and rightfully so — on the impact of the #MeToo movement within the workplace. That impact has significantly changed employment policies and...(read more)
Inclement Weather Checklist for Employers
This article was originally published in the March 2019 issue of The TJB American Business Magazine. It’s afternoon on the day before forecasts are calling for a snowstorm. The excitement and trepidation around the office are contagious—will the...(read more)
Student’s Poor Motivation May Be Fatal To An IDEA Claim Premised On A School District’s Procedural Violation
School districts have an additional defense in their arsenal when faced with an alleged procedural violation of the IDEA: the student’s own poor motivation. The United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, whose decisions are binding in North...(read more)
Ten Important Changes in the N.C. Uniform Power of Attorney Act
While it may be hard for some to believe, we are rapidly approaching an important anniversary: Jan. 1, 2019 will mark one year from the date the North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act (codified as Chapter 32C of the N.C. General Statutes) (the...(read more)
Investing in Qualified Opportunity Funds
Article as published by the Triad Business Journal on Oct. 31, 2018, copied here with permission. Business Journal subscribers may view the article here . The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed on Dec. 22, 2017, amended the tax code to encourage economic...(read more)
Supreme Court Approves Arbitration Agreement Class Action Bar
This article was originally published in the Geneva Group International (GGI) Labour Law and Employment Autumn 2018 Newsletter. It has been republished here with permission. Many United States companies use arbitration agreements requiring employees...(read more)
Not in My House – California to Regulate IoT Device Security
On Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law first-in-the-nation legislation requiring that manufacturers include “reasonable security features” on any device that is “capable of connecting to the Internet”—commonly...(read more)