“Misperception Discrimination”: What North Carolina Employers Need to Know
Assume that an employee is fired because her employer mistakenly believes she is of Middle Eastern descent. In fact, she is not. Should she be able to state a…
How to Make It Work While Working from Home
One word has been on everyone’s mind lately: Coronavirus. When will the stay-at-home orders be lifted? When can I go to the grocery store without worrying…
A Message From the Chair
As I look out the window from my home office, the waters on Masonboro Sound are soothingly calm. There is no hint of the worldwide pandemic raging around us,…
Exercise is an Essential Activity
YLD Division Director and avid runner If you’re like me, you’re probably feeling a lot of things right now. Uncertainty is now the new normal, and lawyers…
U.S. International Education Response and Resilience Webinar Series
The U.S. Commercial Service Global Education Team is offering the “U.S. International Education Response and Resilience Webinar Series” to address the…
Message from the Chair of the NCBA Business Law Section
Dear Members of the Business Law Section: Yesterday (Tuesday, April 7, 2020) the office of the North Carolina Secretary of State advised registered agents of…
MacCord’s List: IP News & Notices From Art MacCord
Art MacCord is a patent attorney with 40 years of experience. He keeps an eye on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office for new…
After-Acquired Evidence Could Limit State Employees’ Relief in Contested Cases
Since the U.S. Supreme Court adopted the after-acquired evidence rule in McKennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Co., employers have relied on this doctrine…
Wednesday Wellness Sessions: Transforming the Way Attorneys Treat Themselves, Their Clients and the Law
In the face of a world-wide crisis and unprecedented uncertainty, panic and fear are the true pandemic. And as advisors we are asked to put our own problems…
IRS Response to COVID-19: Installment Agreements, Offers in Compromise, and IRS Collection Actions
The novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has changed the world as a global pandemic disrupts the day-to-day business operations of almost every country. The…