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Stericycle decision forces evaluation of policies, practices
By Jessi Thaller-Moran and Erin Barker The National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency charged with protecting employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act, recently issued a decision that has employers in the Carolinas and across the country taking a closer look at their workplace policies and practices. In a case involving Stericycle Inc., […]
Are workplace DEI policies still legal after SCOTUS decisions?
By Cara Crotty and Robin Shea This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the use of race in college admissions violated the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. University of […]
Court cases add new twists to legal language
By Ken Bresler The Commerce Clause is right there in the U.S. Constitution, authorizing Congress “to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.” The dormant Commerce Clause does not appear in the Constitution but is implied. And now Justice Neil M. Gorsuch has devised the phrase “the […]
It’s all business, especially the busyness
By Spencer Farris I have been self-employed — or as I call it, unemployed with overhead — for a couple of decades. Unless it was one of the days I skipped, no one in law school taught us how to operate a law firm. It requires a much different skill set from being a trial […]
Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
By Jason Boleman The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against Virginia Tech and university officials filed by a student who received a “long suspension” from the school after a Title IX investigation. The student alleged the university’s investigation “denied him due process of law,” the lawsuit says. The […]
High court justices cross the line of propriety
By Spencer Farris It’s been hot here. Not islands and West Coast on fire hot, but hot all the same. I blame the heat for recent events. Hard to explain the weirdness that is around us any other way. The U.S. Supreme Court has been grabbing headlines lately, and not for the justices’ opinions — […]
High court’s term was rough on big business
By Troy Shelton For a while now, the U.S. Supreme Court has been considered the friend of big business. Sometimes that characterization holds true. But other times, like in this just completed term, big business was a big loser. The biggest loss didn’t involve any businesses as parties. Nonetheless, in the Students for Fair Admissions […]
The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
By Anup Iyer Generative artificial intelligence, known as AI, despite its immense promise, isn’t without its challenges in the realm of law. Many legal professionals voice concerns about over-dependence on technology. If we lean too heavily on generative AI, do we run the risk of letting our legal acumen rust over time? Then there’s the […]
The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
By Taylor Dumpson The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and the sister case against Harvard College has shaken the foundation of higher education admissions law and threatens to impair access to opportunity for many highly qualified Black and Brown students. But it doesn’t have to be […]
Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
First, there was the office. Well-dressed lawyers worked shoulder to shoulder with fellow attorneys, paralegals and the support staff. Phones rang almost incessantly. Clients rotated through the waiting room. Then, the passing of time tempered those things. Casual Fridays toned down office dress. Increasing amounts of business were handled by email. Online resources that put […]
NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
By Dawn Mertineit, Jesse Coleman and Katherine Perrelli Following the Federal Trade Commission’s notice of proposed rulemaking seeking to ban non-compete agreements earlier this year, another federal agency has joined the attack on non-competes. On May 30, Jennifer Abruzzo, the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel, issued a memo to all NLRB regional directors, officers-in-cha[...]
Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
By Eric M. David When the U.S. Supreme Court agreed last fall to consider two cases seeking to narrow the scope of the immunity provided to internet companies by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (47 U.S.C. § 230), those internet companies — and the lawyers who represent them — were understandably concerned. They […]
Business Law
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- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Stericycle decision forces evaluation of policies, practices
- Are workplace DEI policies still legal after SCOTUS decisions?
- Court cases add new twists to legal language
- It’s all business, especially the busyness
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
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