Today, March 17, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper announced a new Executive Order ("EO") to close all restaurants and bars to dine-in customers.

The four-day event kicks off Thursday, April 11 and ends Sunday, April 14 at the Hilton Lexington Downtown.

Attorney Will Oden chairs the NCBA's Annual Meeting Committee responsible for planning the Association's upcoming 123rd Annual Meeting with aid from NCBA staff.

Checking your professionalism at the door is not a prerequisite to being an advocate for your clients. If anything, to be an excellent advocate for your clients, maintaining the highest degree of professionalism...

The amount that you can give to your children during life or leave to them after death estate tax-free currently is at a historically high level.

Thankfully, it appears that the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack is behind us and the panic over gas lines and hoarding can subside. But after an episode like this, it is helpful to ...

As employers continue to weather the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") has issued some guidance to help businesses and employees understand the Families

While much of the focus of the CARES Act has been on the Paycheck Protection Program, which allocates $349 billion for new SBA loans to cover qualified expenses, the Act contained a key provision related to existing SBA loans.

On January 12, 2020, the United States Department of Labor ("USDOL") Wage and Hour Division announced a final rule regarding joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act

The ongoing saga of how to define "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) continues.

On February 11-12, Lance Martin attended the Information Management Network's Ninth Annual Bank Special Assets & Credit Officer's Forum in Miami, Florida.

The federal legalization of hemp grown under state-sanctioned research programs in the Agricultural Act of 2014, combined with the myriad uses of hemp, including cannabidiol ...

Data Privacy Day is an international effort held annually on January 28 to create awareness about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data, and enabling trust.

Nearly 30 percent of North Carolinians reside in a community association of some sort.

Angela Doughty, CIPP/US, AIGP, is ready to help your law firm master AI at the Strategy Summit 2024, hosted by the North Carolina Advocates for Justice.

In this unprecedented and uncertain time, health experts are providing us with the facts about COVID-19.

The past few years have exposed a lot of needs in our communities, and many of us feel even more compelled to give back what we can.

Estate planning professionals help clients look ahead and anticipate future contingencies. By necessity, however, estate plans are crafted based on laws and circumstances existing at the time they are put in place.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 ("CAA") took effect on December 27, 2020.

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.