Legislators returned to Raleigh this week and passed a bill that among other things, adjusts the budget law enacted in October 2023. They also voted to override four vetoes by Gov. Roy Cooper.
Budget Adjustment Bill …
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
Today’s federal estate and gift tax laws may be remembered as the most generous to wealthy families since the Great Depression. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) doubled the federal estate, gift, and generation skipping…
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/ Family Law, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Today’s federal estate and gift tax laws may be remembered as the most generous to wealthy families since the Great Depression. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) doubled the federal estate, gift, and generation skipping…
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/ Business Organizations, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
On August 20, 2024, a Texas federal court ruled that the FTC’s final rule banning most non-compete agreements (the “Non-Compete Rule”) cannot go into effect as scheduled. Many employers had been preparing to comply with the…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
On July 23, 2024 a Federal District Court in Pennsylvania denied an employer plaintiff’s efforts to temporarily halt implementation and enforcement of the FTC’s final rule banning “non-compete clauses” (the “Final Rule”). The…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection, Labor & Employment Law
North Carolina Is a Top State for Business -
The new economic development projects North Carolina has welcomed in recent months show that our state is a premier destination where innovative companies are investing capital and…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts
On Wednesday, July 3, a federal District Court in Texas temporarily halted implementation and enforcement of the FTC’s final rule banning “non-compete clauses” (the “Final Rule”) as to the several employer plaintiffs in the…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Most employers in the United States will start the month of July with a higher salary requirement to exempt certain employees from minimum wage and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). However, a June 28th ruling…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
After a busy week, legislators left Raleigh on Thursday for the foreseeable future. Although they did not pass a new 2024 budget bill, they did appropriate funds for certain purposes and are authorized to return later this year…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Transportation
The House and the Senate considered significantly different budget bills this week and legislators discussed bills on a variety of other topics…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Taxation, Transportation
While legislators continue to discuss a new state budget bill, the North Carolina General Assembly this week considered bills on a variety of topics.
Budget Work-
Legislators are working on a budget bill for FY 25, which…
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/ Administrative Law, Agriculture, Transportation
With November’s Election Day less than five months away and an onslaught of political ads already hitting the airwaves and social media feeds, many state legislatures have enacted or are considering passing legislation targeted…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Elections & Politics, Science, Computers, & Technology
The HIPAA Privacy Rule has been amended to provide greater protections for protected health information (PHI) related to reproductive health care. Covered entities and business associates should familiarize themselves with the…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Privacy, Health
The North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday started its 2024 session with legislators focused on adjusting the second year of the biennial budget adopted last year and considering bills on other topics…
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/ Administrative Law
On Tuesday, April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed final rule banning most non-compete agreements between an employer and its workers. The Final Rule aims to have a significant impact on the future of…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
