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Off To The Races: NC Enacts Long Awaited Sports Wagering Legislation with Live Horse Racing

Written By Trafton P. Dinwiddie

September 18, 2023

In June, North Carolina lawmakers approved legislation legalizing mobile and in-person sports wagering after a multi-year standoff that included the same legislation failing in the 2022 legislative session by a mere o…

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The EEOC Issues a Proposed Rule Regarding the Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act

Written By S. McKinley Gray, III and Avery J. Locklear

September 15, 2023

On August 11, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ("PWFA"). PWFA went into effect on June 27,…

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Summary of the Government's "Elective Option" for Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Claims

Written By Lynwood P. Evans

September 7, 2023

On September 6, 2023, the Department of the Navy ("Navy") announced a framework for evaluating and potentially settling a limited number of claims brought under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act. This framework, referred…

Gimme Shelter: General Trust Planning for Future Generations

Written By Jennifer V. Boyer

September 6, 2023

Some are quick to dismiss asset protection trust planning as too complex or unnecessary. For those not in a "certain tax bracket," this type of planning may seem like an over-reach by an estate planning attorney.&nbs…

The Buck Stops with You: Artificial Intelligence, Employment, & Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

Written By Grant B. Osborne and Mayukh Sircar, CIPP/US

September 1, 2023

"I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do." – HAL 9000, 2001: A Space Odyssey The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace Computer…

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One of These Things Is Not Like the Other: Proxies at Meetings, Written Ballots, and Electronic Voting

Written By Adam M. Beaudoin and Madeline Lipe Williams

August 30, 2023

All community associations, at least annually, are faced with action items requiring a vote of their membership. For example, community association membership participation is necessary on an annual basis, at a mini…

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Off To The Races: NC Enacts Long Awaited Sports Wagering Legislation with Live Horse Racing

The EEOC Issues a Proposed Rule Regarding the Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act

Summary of the Government's "Elective Option" for Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Claims

Gimme Shelter: General Trust Planning for Future Generations

The Buck Stops with You: Artificial Intelligence, Employment, & Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

One of These Things Is Not Like the Other: Proxies at Meetings, Written Ballots, and Electronic Voting

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