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Articles of Interest

Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following recent third-party articles to be of potential interest to the section: Flo and Eddie NY Suit on Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Ordered Dismissed By Court of Appeals – No Issues with Copies Made in the Transmission Process http://www.broadcastlawblog.com/2017/02/articles/flo-and-eddie-ny-suit-on-pre-1972-sound-recordings-ordered-dismissed-by-court-of-appeals-no-issues-with-copies-made-in-the-transmission-process/#page=1 The Copyrightability of Yoga Poses, Dance Moves […]

March 14, 2017 by

Teen Sexting Prosecutions Expose Harsh Gap In N.C. Law

Editor’s note: This article appears in the February 2017 edition of North Carolina Lawyer and the December edition of the NCBA’s Juvenile Justice & Children’s Rights Section newsletter. By LaToya B. Powell Most parents today are warning their teenagers about the dangers of sharing sexually explicit images of themselves with others by cell phone or […]

March 10, 2017 by

Legislative Update

By Faith Herndon and Laura Wetsch This is your weekly update of bills introduced or moving through the legislature. Last week’s blog post listed a variety of bills and their current status.  This update will only describe new legislation or updates on significant bills already introduced. If a bill is moving between committees and/or going […]

March 2, 2017 by
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Fifth Circuit: Employers Liable for Emotional Distress Damages in FLSA Retaliation Claims

By Michael B. Cohen Beyond requiring that employers comply with statutory minimum and overtime wage provisions for nonexempt employees, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., renders it unlawful for employers to retaliate against employees for asserting their rights under the law.  Employers are prohibited from “discharg[ing] or in any […]

March 2, 2017 by

Try Snapchat, and Three Other Resolutions For the Rest of 2017

By Erik Mazzone Here we are a mere 60 days into 2017 and my many well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions are dead and buried with a fresh covering of rationalization and self-loathing. I am wicked and weak. Exercise, salad and watching less television are overrated, anyway, right? Still, it’s a little depressing to chalk 2017 up […]

March 2, 2017 by

Happy Blogging

Have you been wanting to write an article on a health law topic but are unsure how and where to publish it? Well, good news! The NCBA Health Law Section and N.C. Society of Health Care Attorneys are seeking articles for our new blog, Prognosis. The blog takes the place of the Prognosis newsletter, but […]

March 2, 2017 by