WHAT IS AN NCOD? An NCOD is a zoning designation that seeks to “preserve and enhance the general quality and appearance of older neighborhoods.” Generally, NCODs are a planning tool for neighborhoods that are at least 25 years old, contain unifying...(read more)
Development Law Digest: Study Commission to be Established
RALEIGH INFILL DEBATE STUDY COMMISSION TO BE ESTABLISHED. The debate over whether the City of Raleigh should impose additional zoning regulations on homes that are remodeled or rebuilt continues to burn. Yesterday the City’s Comprehensive Planning...(read more)
2nd Year of Enhanced Executive and Director Compensation Disclosure Requirements
In 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") significantly increased executive and director compensation disclosure requirements. Following the 2007 annual reporting and proxy season, the SEC issued interpretive guidance on executive...(read more)
Finally - Final Regulations Issued for Deferred Compensation Arrangements
Final regulations have recently been issued explaining the requirements of the 2004 law governing deferred compensation. In October, 2004, the new law made major changes to the rules applying to many compensation arrangements, including deferred...(read more)
New EEOC Guidance Regarding Unlawful Discrimination Against Employees with Caregiving Responsibilities
Employment Law Review On May 23, 2007, the EEOC published its "Enforcement Guidance: Unlawful Disparate Treatment of Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities" along with "Questions and Answers" about the Guidance. The Guidance specifically...(read more)
Supreme Court Clarifies When Pay Discrimination Claims are Timely or Too Late
Employment Law Review In Ledbetter v. Good Year Tire & Rubber Company , the Supreme Court held in a 5-4 decision that an employee’s claims of pay discrimination under Title VII (which prohibits discrimination based on race, sex, religion, and...(read more)
Jennings v. Dorrance and UNC: Soccer, Sex, and Second Hand Harassment
Employment Law Review In a highly publicized case which has been in the court system for eight years, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, recently held that Melissa Jennings, a former soccer player at UNC, could continue to trial...(read more)
North Carolina Has Rewritten Its Warpy Law of Unincorporated Associations
Unincorporated associations are groups that may be loosely or tightly organized, but that are not incorporated under applicable laws. They are merely bodies of individuals who are acting together with a common purpose and using some practices of...(read more)