By Robert Ward The council held a brief meeting at 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 9, 2017. John Branch, chair of the Law School Committee, reported on a potential law school forum program which may be considered during the fall of 2017. Colin Shive, editor for our blog, The Constitutionalist, related that there would be forthcoming […]
By Benita Jones Thank you to the Education Law Section members who recently participated in panels and networking events at North Carolina Central University School of Law and Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. Section members mingled and shared career advice with future attorneys at a networking lunch at NCCU School of Law […]
How much fun do you have? How much time do you spend doing what you want to do? How is your life measuring up against your expectations? We’d like to know how you’re doing, so please take a few minutes to complete the online State of the Profession Survey from the N.C. Chief Justice’s Commission on […]
Labor & Employment Law Section By Andrew J. Henson Federal law requires large employers issuing mass layoffs or plant closures to give employees 60 days advance written notice of an upcoming layoff provided that the layoffs occur at a “single site of employment”. The term “single site of employment” greatly limits the applicability of the […]
Education Law Section By Benita N. Jones Interested in how the First Amendment impacts schools and universities? Register for the upcoming NCBA Education Law Section CLE and Annual Meeting. First Amendment issues are near the top of the list of legal issues that education attorneys address on a daily basis. As our school and university […]
Took an online survey? It didn’t even take too long. It explored a range of important topics in hopes of creating a picture of the challenges and goals of attorneys practicing law today. No joke. Please take a few minutes to complete the online State of the Profession Survey from the N.C. Chief Justice’s Commission […]
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following recent third party articles to be of potential interest to the Section: Supreme Court Finds Cheerleading Uniform Designs Copyrightable – http://www.proskauer.com/publications/client-alert/supreme-court-finds-cheerleading-uniform-designs-copyrightable/ New Calif. Law Will Change Youth Sports Concussion Cases – http://www.buchalter.com/publication/new-calif-law-will-change-youth-sports-concussion-cases/ Court of Appeals Rules that Over-the-Top Video Service is Not a Cable […]
Labor & Employment Law Section By Sean F. Herrmann Practitioners in our field have grown accustomed to seeing others’ dismay as they discover that Title VII does not bar sexual orientation discrimination. “That can’t be true—it’s 2017!” For decades, the prevailing belief, and reality, was that employers could discriminate against employees on the basis of […]
By Kevin Murphy The repeal of House Bill 2 ends a year of high drama in The Old North State, but many challenges remain for the LGBTQ community. Gone is the clause prohibiting anyone from using a restroom other than that which corresponds to their birth certificate. But also missing is any protection affirmatively granting […]
The pursuit of happiness – professional and personal – is always in the back of our minds. For a few minutes, we’d like to put it front and center. If you’ve not yet completed the online State of the Profession Survey from the N.C. Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism, please take some time to do […]