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Do a Double Take: Unraveling OSHA’s New Emergency Temporary Standard

Written By X. Lightfoot

October 29, 2021

This is article is part of a series summarizing key topics discussed at Ward and Smith's Fall Employment Law Update Webinar. Several Ward and Smith attorneys delivered their take on what the new Emergency Tempor…

State Legislation That Raises Our Spirits

Written By Joanne H. Badr and Hayley R. Wells

October 27, 2021

Any spirit raising is a welcome one during the time of COVID. As attorneys representing breweries, wineries, distilleries, retailers, and countless other businesses working within the hospitality industry across North Car…

Knock Your Socks Off: A Conversation with EEOC Leaders

Written By Hayley R. Wells

October 22, 2021

This is the first in a series of articles summarizing key topics discussed at Ward and Smith's Fall Employment Law Update Webinar. Mandatory vaccinations, harassment and retaliation charges, and guidance and enforcement p…

Government Relations and Employment for the NC Construction Industry

Written By William S. Durr

October 20, 2021

This is the first in a series of articles summarizing key topics discussed at Ward and Smith's 2021 Construction Conversations Webinar. Members of Ward and Smith's Government Relations and Labor and Employment teams recen…

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Delta-8 THC: More Risk than Reward

Written By Erica B. E. Rogers and Tyler J. Russell

October 15, 2021

Hemp product producers and sellers must consider a large number of legal and regulatory compliance risks each day. Are their inputs and plant material coming from legally compliant sources? Are their products,…

To North Carolina Governmental Employers: Heads-Up – "Unreasonable Employee Discipline" Can Now Get You Sued

Written By Grant B. Osborne

October 13, 2021

No good deed goes unpunished. Little did City of Durham Police Sergeant Michael Mole' know, in his first crack at negotiating on his own the surrender of an armed and barricaded suspect, that he would be fired because he …

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Do a Double Take: Unraveling OSHA’s New Emergency Temporary Standard

State Legislation That Raises Our Spirits

Knock Your Socks Off: A Conversation with EEOC Leaders

Government Relations and Employment for the NC Construction Industry

Delta-8 THC: More Risk than Reward

To North Carolina Governmental Employers: Heads-Up – "Unreasonable Employee Discipline" Can Now Get You Sued

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