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    Legal Showdown Continues: FTC Appeals Court Ruling Against Non-Compete Ban

    In late August, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") indicated that it likely would appeal the Texas District Court's ruling, which blocked the FTC's Non-Compete Rule nationwide.
    United StatesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
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    Printable Step-by-Step Guide To What To Do After A Car Accident (Video)

    Emotions are understandably running high, and it can be challenging to think clearly about what to do next.
    United StatesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
  • Article

    When Can You Freeze And Seize A Judgment Debtor's Bank Account?

    And does it matter if you're going after the judgment debtor directly, or after the property of the judgment debtor in the hands of a third party? In a recent decision, Radiance Capital...
    United StatesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
  • Article

    Privacy And Data Security For HOAs: What Your Community Association Needs To Know

    Privacy and Data Security is the body of law that addresses how an organization can collect, handle, and use personally identifiable information and how that information needs to be protected.
    United StatesPrivacy
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
  • Article

    SBA Allows Scanned Copies Of Documents During COVID-19 Crisis

    The SBA permits SBA Lenders to use electronic signatures on SBA forms and other documents requiring signatures on 7(a) and 504 business loans provided they comply with Standard Operating Procedure 50 10.
    United StatesPrivacy
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
  • Article

    Short-Term Rentals Regulations: Not Always A Day At The Beach For Municipalities

    From a purely theoretical stance, these regulations make sense to limit and/or eliminate disturbances to adjacent residential property and within established residential communities.
    United StatesReal Estate and Construction
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
  • Article

    Charles Collins to Present HighQ Webinar On Innovation

    Change can often be a slow process for law firms.
    United StatesStrategy
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
  • Article

    Ripe For The Picking: Hackers Target Agribusinesses

    Agribusiness may not be an industry that the public at large often associates with data breaches and hacking, but whatever the perception may be, the agricultural sector of the American economy is...
    United StatesTechnology
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
  • Article

    One Year Later: Have Employers Taken Stock Following Bostock?

    This week (specifically June 15, 2021) marked the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in the case of Bostock v. Clayton County ...
    United StatesEmployment and HR
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
  • Article

    Attention North Carolina Retailers: Time To Renew Your ABC Permits!

    If your business sells alcohol in North Carolina, now is the time to renew or register your Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) retail permit.
    United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
  • Article

    Hemp Crop Insurance Update: "Whole-Farm" Coverage To Include Hemp

    The unavailability of crop insurance for hemp has long been a source of frustration and risk for growers in North Carolina, especially
    United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
  • Article

    The HIPAA Right Of Access Initiative: Still Going Strong Despite COVID

    In late 2019, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced it would be focusing its enforcement efforts under the...
    United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
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    Whistle Blown: Time Out On North Carolina Student Athlete NIL Deals

    Earlier this year, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) approved a proposal to adopt a policy allowing name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals for high school student-athletes.
    United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
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    Privacy And Data Security In Community Associations: Navigating Risks And Compliance

    Privacy and data security laws govern how organizations collect, handle, and protect personally identifiable information (PII) to ensure it is properly processed and protected.
    United StatesPrivacy
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
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    Time To Appeal Quasi-Judicial Zoning Decisions

    He's hired architects and engineers to plan all the details, but during the planning stage, he realized the coffee shop would not be able to open its doors without a special use permit from the Town
    United StatesReal Estate and Construction
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
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    Corporate Transparency Act Shakeup: Domestic Companies Off The Hook, Foreign Entities Still Reporting

    In a significant change to the Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA"), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") has announced that U.S.-based companies...
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
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    740,000 Reasons To Think Twice Before Putting A Company In Bankruptcy

    A recent decision from a bankruptcy court in Delaware provides a cautionary tale about the risks of involuntary bankruptcy.
    United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-Structuring
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
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    Can I Require A "True Up" In A Subchapter V Plan Of Reorganization?

    It seems like it would only get worse in bankruptcy, but that is not always the case. Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code has become the "bankruptcy of choice" for small business debtors who qualify...
    United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-Structuring
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
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    It Just Got More Difficult To Qualify For Subchapter v Bankruptcy

    Popular from the jump, under the original law to be eligible for Subchapter V, a debtor (whether an entity or an individual) had to be engaged in commercial activity and its total debts...
    United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-Structuring
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A
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    Victory At The North Carolina Court Of Appeals For Wilmington's Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church

    Fifth Avenue is a historic church established in 1847, located near the Cape Fear River in Wilmington.
    United StatesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Ward and Smith, P.A
    Ward and Smith, P.A

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