Both the North Carolina House and the Senate voted to restore the claim, and the bill has been presented to the Governor for his consideration.

As we approach that time of year where spring cleaning is in full swing, remember to review your workplace posters for compliance with updated versions and new material.

Federal law protects applicants and employees from negative treatment in connection with their employment, where that negative treatment is based on a protected characteristic.

U.S. Department of Justice Issues New Guidance on Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs</a> - On February 8, 2017, the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published new guidance titled "Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs" (Compliance Guidance),

​For the past several years, I've been involved with an organization known as the NC Partnership for Compassionate Care (NCPCC).

Most psychologists will—sooner or later—learn about a case of suspected child abuse, neglect, death, or dependency that needs to be reported to proper authorities. They may only have a general awareness about what needs to be done.

​In recent weeks, hundreds of businesses around the country have been hit by an email "phishing" scam that is both brilliant in its exploitation of workplace power dynamics and potentially devastating in its effects.

On November 22, 2016, a federal judge in Texas issued an injunction that will prevent the United States Department of Labor's new overtime regulations from taking effect on December 1, 2016.

At the end of last year, OSHA began enforcing new regulatory rules expanding the requirements for employers' reporting and submitting workplace injury and illness records.

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today ruled on a critical case "about executive power and individual liberty."

Employers across the country received some good news last week when the DOL filed its Reply Brief in the Texas lawsuit that halted implementation of the $913 per week salary requirement...

Shorts On Long Term Care March 2017

On June 30, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced the first HIPAA settlement agreement with a business associate.

Texting in the course and scope of business communications is almost ubiquitous. If your company issued a phone to an employee, presumably your company has the ability to control...

Many employers utilize incentive programs to reward employees for compliance with company safety policies.

As the 115th Congress begins its term, certain regulations that went into effect during the Obama Administration are under fire due to an obscure rule.

Last week, a United States Magistrate Judge authorized a legal photographer and two EEOC lawyers to enter, inspect, and photograph Akebono Brake Corporation's West Columbia, South Carolina facility.

A local adult entertainment club known as "Gentlemen's Playground" filed a lawsuit in July, 2014 challenging the constitutionality of the City of Rocky Mount's Sexually Oriented Business Ordinance.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published proposed regulations on August 11, 2023, regarding the recently enacted Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).

any employers establish wellness programs for their employees and hire third-party vendors to administer them. A recent North Carolina case highlights why employers should have counsel review any wellness program