Start Your Engines: Welcome To the NCBA Sports & Entertainment Law Section Blog
and Neil Magnuson The Sports & Entertainment Law Section of the NC Bar Association is pleased to announce that, in lieu of continuing to issue a…
The Chair’s Comments: Sports & Entertainment Law’s Game Plan For the Year
With over 150 member attorneys in industries spanning the sports and entertainment worlds including those that serve as in house and outside counsel for all…
Eighth Circuit: Heavy-Set Truck Drivers Can Be Forced To Undergo Sleep Exam
A recent Eighth Circuit opinion found that a trucking company could force heavy-set truck drivers to submit to a sleep apnea exam as a “business…
Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available For 23 Counties In North Carolina
In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, 23 North Carolina counties have been approved to receive federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance. Gov. Pat McCrory has…
The Chair’s Comments: Make the Year Even Better By Getting Involved
Fellow Tax Section Members: As I write this, the inaugural post for our section’s blog, much of eastern North Carolina is beginning the long process of…
New Law Requires Section 501(c)(4) Organizations To Register With the IRS
Late last year, Congress enacted Section 506, which requires any organization seeking to operate as a tax-exempt social welfare organization pursuant to…
How To Overcome ‘Special Purpose’ Property Classification in Ad Valorem Valuation: In re Appeal of Corning Inc.
and Reed J. Hollander North Carolina Property Tax Commission Case No. 13 PTC 822 (March 20, 2015) North Carolina Court of Appeals 786 S.E.2d 816 (N.C.App.…
Remark Puts Maternity Leave Case Through Summary Judgment On Direct Evidence Theory
In EEOC v. Dimensions Healthcare Sys., No. 15-2342 (D. Md. Sept. 2, 2016), the District of Maryland denied the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on…
The Chair’s Comments: Welcome to a New Year and a New Blog
Please allow me to introduce myself as chair of the IP Section, along with our new blog format. We will use this blog to share articles and keep you posted…
EEOC Publishes Guidance On Accommodations For Mental Health Conditions And Finalizes New EEO-1 Reporting Form
The EEOC published two items last week of interest to employment counsel: First, in the September volume of its Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law,…