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Supreme Court Affirms COA on Employment At Will Case

December 22nd, 2009
In Franco v. Lipposcience, Inc., the North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed per curiam an NC Court of Appeals decision regarding employment at will. The COA had issued a split-decision earlier this year, with Judge Wynn writing for the majority and Ju… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Breach of Contract, Case Commentary, Employment At-Will, Employment Contract, Labor and Employment, NC Court of Appeals, NC Supreme Court

New Workers' Compensation Decisions from Court of Appeals

December 15th, 2009
On December 8, the North Carolina Court of Appeals published a couple of workers’ compensation decisions. In the first, Heflin v. G.R. Hammonds Roofing, the Court faced an unusual situation involving Florida’s workers’ comp laws and… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Case Commentary, Industrial Commission, NC Court of Appeals, Personal Injuries, Workers' Compensation, Wrongful Death

Advice for Workers Losing COBRA Subsidy

December 12th, 2009
One part of the President’s stimulus package early this year provided a 65% subsidy for COBRA health insurance benefits. The subsidy, however, only lasts nine months, so it expiring for many people soon. Unfortunately, Congress has failed to ex… Read More
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Categories: General News
Tags: COBRA, Congress, Health Insurance, Labor and Employment, President

Fourth Circuit Upholds Labor Arbitration Decision and Two-Member NLRB Decision

December 7th, 2009
The Fourth Circuit has recently published two labor law opinions, the first concerning whether an arbitrator exceeding his authority in resolving a grievance, and the second concerning whether to uphold a decision of the two-member National Labor Rel… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Arbitration, Case Commentary, Fourth Circuit, ICWUC, Labor and Employment, NLRA, NLRB, UFCW, Unions, US Supreme Court

Hank Organizing and Presenting at Today's Annual NCAJ Workers' Compensation CLE

December 4th, 2009
Hank Patterson is one of the co-chairs for today’s NCAJ 16th Annual CLE on Workplace Torts and Workers’ Compensation. Hank is also speaking and presenting a paper entitled Structured Settlement Annuities and the N.C. Life and Health Insur… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Articles, Hank Patterson, NC Legislature, NCAJ, Presentation, Structured Settlements, Workers' Compensation

2009 Workers' Compensation CLE Session on Benefits for State Employees

December 3rd, 2009
Valerie Johnson is speaking at tomorrow’s NCAJ 2009 Workplace Torts and Workers’ Compensation CLE, to be held in Chapel Hill. Valerie’s presentation topic and paper are entitled State Employee Benefits and Workers’ Comp: 2009… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Articles, Corvel, NCAJ, North Carolina, Presentation, State Benefits, State Employees, Valerie Johnson, Workers' Compensation

Report Finds Both Workers and Doctors Pressured to Avoid Reporting Workplace Injuries

November 23rd, 2009
The new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that both workers and health care professionals are often pressured not to report workplace injurues. The GAO surveyed more than 1,000 occupational health practitioners and found (1)… Read More
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Categories: General News
Tags: OSHA, Retaliation, Workers' Compensation, Workplace Safety

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Now in Effect; Extension for Unemployment Still Needed

November 22nd, 2009
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which was passed last year, goes into effect this weekend with regard to its ban on employment discrimination. GINA prohibits employers from requesting genetic testing or considering someone’s g… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: Congress, EEOC, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, Labor and Employment, Unemployment Benefits

Court of Appeals Rules Attendant Care Services Compensable Without Pre-approval

November 21st, 2009
When workers are severely injured, they may required attendant care, i.e. assistance in the home such as help with household tasks and personal nursing. Workers’ compensation can cover the costs of this care, if required, even if it is provided… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Attendant Care, Case Commentary, Industrial Commission, NC Court of Appeals, Workers' Compensation

Harkavy Named 2010 Greensboro Best Lawyers Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year

November 17th, 2009
Best Lawyers, a peer-review publication, has named Jonathan Harkavy as the “Greensboro Best Lawyers Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year” for 2010. Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting peer-review surv… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Greensboro, Jonathan Harkavy, Labor and Employment, Recognition
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