Budgets and Elections -
The state budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26 is likely to be another record-breaker, advised Whitney Campbell Christensen, a government relations attorney who served as president of the North Carolina...more
11/1/2024
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Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Dress Codes ,
Employees ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Heat Exposure ,
Minimum Salary ,
OSHA ,
Political Expression ,
Salaried Employees ,
State Budgets ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Hazards
Five Ward and Smith attorneys offered timely updates on religious accommodations, professional licensing, pregnancy laws, remote work, and independent contractor rules during the firm’s recent annual Employment Law...more
10/27/2023
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
Licensing Rules ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”) ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Remote Working