The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed suit in federal court on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, against cosmetics giant Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. for sex discrimination in its parental leave policies. The EEOC alleges that… Read More
(Co-written by Molly M. Martinson) On August 1, 2017, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a ruling in Nash Hospitals, Inc. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., holding that an insurance company may… Read More
Very often in bad faith or coverage litigation, an insurance company must respond to a notice of deposition pursuant to Rule 30(b)(6) of the Rules of Civil Procedure. This rule permits an adverse party to… Read More
A recent settlement between a staffing company and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) offers a reminder that company-wide grooming standards may implicate protections under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Orlando-based… Read More
On June 9, 2017, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2017-34 (the “2017 Rev. Proc.”) which sets forth a simplified method for surviving spouses to make a “portability” election to take advantage of a deceased spouse’s… Read More
Along with my colleagues, Dana Hoffman and Brian Beverly, I attended the North Carolina Chamber’s Transportation and Infrastructure Summit recently held in Durham, NC and sponsored by Young Moore. The Summit brought together North Carolina… Read More
The US House of Representatives just passed the “Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017” allowing employees to take paid time off – “comp time” – rather than overtime pay. The Act amends the Fair Labor… Read More
(Coauthored by Matthew J. Gray and David W. Earley) In recent years, assignment of benefits abuse has wreaked havoc on Florida’s property insurance industry. According to a recent report by the Florida Justice Reform Institute, over… Read More
North Carolina law provides certain statutory protections to the surviving spouse of a decedent. Unless waived in a written agreement as provided by statute, a surviving spouse has the right to a Year’s Allowance (currently… Read More
Generally, under the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act, an injury is compensable if the injured worker can show: (1) an injury by accident, (2) in the course of employment, and (3) the injury arose out… Read More
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