North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

By Robert J. Kerwin As we all well know, COVID-19 is upon us and the World Health Organization has officially declared we are living during a pandemic. Few medical authorities at this point are willing to speculate exactly when the ...

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BY KELSEY MAYO and HANNAH MUNN  The landscape for attorneys has been changing quickly in the wake of COVID-19. Many are seeing an influx of inquiries from clients asking how they can best protect their employees and businesses while living ...

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By Katherine Kayatta In the last couple of weeks, nearly all in-person meetings have come to a grinding halt as the world hunkers down during the COVID-19 pandemic. Litigators, whose practices frequently require in-person contact at depositions, mediations and court ...

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BY ERIC SPENGLER The COVID-19 pandemic has wrecked small businesses across North Carolina and, indeed, the world. Since declaring a state of emergency on March 10, Gov. Roy Cooper has issued a series of escalating executive orders aimed at “flattening ...

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BY JOSH VAN KAMPEN and LANA TIGRI North Carolina has always offered weak stew when it came to statutory employment law protections. Lacking a state non-discrimination statute and enforcement agency, North Carolina residents have been forced to rely primarily on ...

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BY ROBERT MEYER On March 10 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a Final Rule establishing a new system by which third parties may develop and operate apprenticeship programs in the U.S. According to the DOL’s press release regarding ...

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BY KRISTIE WALLIS Just last week many North Carolina law firms and businesses were still functioning under the status quo. Flash forward: now many firms are operating remotely, encouraging working from home or possibly scrambling to get business continuity plans ...

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By Shawn Healy and Heidi Alexander BridgeTower Media Newswires When a lawyer feels the pressure of work-related stress, talking to others can be among the most helpful avenues of relief. When we talk to others who understand our experiences, we ...

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  BY JAMES MARASCO BridgeTower Media Newswires During the holidays last year, many of you may have purchased or received a smart device. Almost seven out of 10 of American households reported owning a smart product, which is a device ...

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BY JEFF FRASER When people hear “family mediation,” they likely think of divorce. And there’s a reason that divorce mediation has become so commonplace: Parties with longstanding and complicated relationship conflict face the need to restructure their lives and create ...

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