On April 29, the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, a federal court which governs cases in North Carolina,… Read More
On February 7, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it was filing suit against CVS Pharmacy, alleging that it utilized a… Read More
Let’s assume that you have an employee who breaks his leg. His consulting physician tells him that he won’t walk normally for a… Read More
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced the Equal Employment for All Act in December, which would prohibit the use of consumer credit checks in… Read More
A recent US Court of Appeals decision reinstated a school janitor’s discrimination claim based in part on principles taken from an old French… Read More
Reaching an agreement through mediation in a family law matter can be hard work, but also yield a great sense of relief when… Read More
On May 7, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2011… Read More
Federal courts recently confirmed that FMLA leave status is not a shield from termination for an employee when legitimate performance issues are uncovered. Read More
On August 9, 2013, a federal district court judge in Maryland dismissed a Title VII suit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission… Read More
In a previous post, I noted that the legal obligation to support a child in North Carolina generally ends when either the child… Read More
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