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Burton, Hank, Mike, and Jonathan Recognized as North Carolina "Super Lawyers"

February 2nd, 2010
Four of Patterson Harkavy’s attorneys have been named North Carolina “Super Lawyers” for 2010 in a recent study by Law & Politics magazine. The findings are published in the February 2010 edition of the North Carolina Super Lawyers maga… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Burton Craige, Hank Patterson, Jonathan Harkavy, Labor and Employment, Leto Copeley, Medical Malpractice, Michael Okun, Personal Injuries, Recognition, Super Lawyers, Valerie Johnson, Workers' Compensation

Mike Okun Speaks to NC Legislative Committee on Work and Family Balance

January 21st, 2010
Yesterday, Michael Okun spoke in front of the North Carolina Legislature’s Joint Study Committee on Work and Family Balance. Mike presented an overview of employment law, the specific laws that assist employees in caring for family members and… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: Discrimination, FMLA, Labor and Employment, Michael Okun, NC Legislature, Paid Leave, Work and Family Balance

Okun and Harkavy Recognized as Among Legal Elite in Employment Law

January 15th, 2010
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Jonathan Harkavy, Legal Elite, Michael Okun, Recognition

Mike Organizes Annual Labor Laywer Meeting with NLRB in Winston-Salem

October 15th, 2009
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: ABA, EFCA, Labor and Employment, Michael Okun, NLRB, Union

Hank Honored by North Carolina Industrial Commission

October 8th, 2009
At the 14th Annual North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference in Raleigh, which is put on the by the Industrial Commission, Hank Patterson was presented with an award in recognition for his years of outstanding service to the w… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Hank Patterson, Industrial Commission, Michael Okun, Recognition, Workers' Compensation

Michael Okun elected a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

June 26th, 2009
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Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: Labor and Employment, Michael Okun, News of the Firm, Recognition

Fourth Circuit Affirms Decision for Union

June 12th, 2009
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the trial court’s decision for the union in United Steelworkers, Local 850L v. Continental Tire. The Court agreed with the union that the dispute over pension and health benefits had to submitted to arbitration. Mich… Read More
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Tags: Arbitration, Fourth Circuit, Labor and Employment, Michael Okun, Results, Union

Mike Speaks at 2008 AFL-CIO LCC Conference on State and Local Central Labor Organizations

June 20th, 2008
Michael Okun spoke at the 2008 Annual Conference of the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee (LCC), which was held in Seattle. Mike’s talk was part of a session concerning the representation of state and local movements and their partner 501(c)(3… Read More
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Tags: AFL-CIO, Articles, Labor and Employment, LCC, Michael Okun, Narendra Ghosh, Presentation, Union

Mike Writes on the Protection for Workers Acting "In Concert"

October 28th, 2007
Michael Okun has written an article, entitled In Concert: A Beginner’s Guide to Labor and Employment Law’s Old and Well-Kept Secret, for an issue of Trial Briefs, the publication of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. The article discusses… Read More
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Tags: Articles, Concerted Activity, Labor and Employment, Michael Okun, NCAJ, NLRA, Union
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