Join us for the 2024 North Carolina CLE Institute, Hosted by Williams Mullen, a virtual legal education program designed to provide timely legal guidance and help you to secure your CLE credits....more
2/5/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Legal Ethics ,
North Carolina ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trolls ,
Patents ,
Privacy Laws ,
Webinars
Tucked into the state budget recently passed by the General Assembly and expected to be signed by Governor Cooper is a provision, see here (reference Part XIII. Labor, page 131), that would dramatically raise the penalties...more
The United States Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration from implementing and enforcing its OSHA vaccine-or-test requirements for large, private companies, see here.
In a 6-3 majority opinion, the Court found that...more
1/14/2022
/ Administrative Authority ,
Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
Virginia Developments -
Readers will no doubt recall that, during the week of July 27, 2020, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry adopted an Emergency Temporary Standard concerning COVID-19 and how employers were...more
In this strange new world, employers must navigate how to bring employees back safely to the office and keep them healthy once they are there. This program will cover best practices including complying with OSHA as well as...more
9/17/2020
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Best Practices ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor & Industry ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Health and Safety ,
High Risk Covid Employees ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New Regulations ,
New Rules ,
OSHA ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Social Distancing ,
State Labor Laws ,
Webinars ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Safety
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has addressed in regulatory fashion the uncertainty over who is entitled to leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). A New York federal judge created the uncertainty...more
9/15/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Intermittent Leave ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Required Documentation ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour
As more states and localities begin to open up commercial activities, federal agencies and state and local governments are encouraging and, in some places, requiring employers to develop and implement a comprehensive...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on April 13, 2020, announced an Interim Enforcement Response Plan (Plan) for the coronavirus pandemic. The Plan gives compliance officers...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a new poster listing steps all workplaces can take to reduce the risk of exposure to coronavirus. The new poster is available...more
For those of you able to keep up with the tumult of government action taken to address the repercussions of the COVID-19 crisis, you know that the North Carolina Division of Employment Security (DES) temporarily waived the...more
As the federal agency charged with the responsibility for assuring safe and healthful conditions for American workers, it’s no surprise that OSHA has added its voice to the clamor over Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). ...more
In January, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals entered its decision in Salinas v. Commercial Interiors, Inc., ruling that a contractor and its subcontractor can be the “joint employers” of the subcontractor’s worker for Fair...more
When Are Your Subcontractor's Employees Your Employees?
In January, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals entered its decision in Salinas v. Commercial Interiors, Inc., ruling that a contractor and its subcontractor can be...more
4/12/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Commercial Leases ,
Construction Industry ,
Employee Definition ,
Foreclosure ,
General Contractors ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Jurisdiction ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Piercing the Corporate Veil ,
Property Tax ,
Subcontractors