Arbitrability Of Arbitration: Judge Takes Backseat to Arbitrator in 9th Circuit Uber Case
Last week the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit held that whether or not a contract should be arbitrated was a question to be decided by an…
Date Change For Section Annual Meeting/CLE
Due to a conflict with two CLE programs, the Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities Section is moving the date of its Annual Meeting and CLE from Jan.…
EEOC Issues Updated Retaliation Guidance
Retaliation, which finds its way into nearly 45 percent of all charges filed nationwide, remains the most prevalent bias allegation to come across the desk at…
Fourth Circuit Takes On ‘Me Too’ Evidence and ‘Mini-Trials’ In Recent Decision
Recently, in Calobrisi v. Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc, No. 15-1331 (4th Cir. Aug. 23, 2016), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals specified certain types of…
And Now For Something Completely Different … About CLE Titles
Have you ever wondered how our CLE programs get their names? “The Alimony Tour – Not Starring John Cleese” was the name of the 2015 Family Law Section…
Economic Liberty Challenges In the 21st Century
and J.M. Durnovich Introduction Most of us left law school with the understanding that so-called “economic liberty” challenges to state regulations will…
Fourth Circuit’s RLM Communications, LLC v. Tuschen Tackles Noncompetition and Trade Secret Misappropriation Issues
Noncompetition agreements (“non-competes”) present thorny issues. In most cases, you have a former employee who has signed a black-and-white contract…
Update From the EEOC: New Charge-Handling Procedures
EEOC has implemented new procedures to be followed in all of our offices for the submission and release of position statements. The procedures apply to EEOC…
Attorneys, Paralegals Beware: Wire Instruction Fraud Plagues N.C. Lawyers
Over the last few weeks, Lawyers Mutual has received multiple reports of North Carolina attorneys who were targeted by scammers attempting to divert seller…
The Chair’s Comments: An Exciting Course For the Year
I am honored to serve as chair for the 2016-2017 term. Let me begin by thanking Trey Allen for his outstanding job as our chair during the 2015-2016 term.…