Charlotte Legal Blog

Conscientious Drafting of Employment Agreements Remains Imperative as North Carolina Supreme Court Reaffirms its “Strict Blue-Pencil Doctrine” for Restrictive Covenants North Carolina courts continue to be limited from revising unenforceable covenants not to compete as the North Carolina Supreme Court reaffirms its limited application of the “blue pencil doctrine.” The Court, in rejecting the North Carolina Court of Appeals decision…

New OSHA Rule Requires Certain Businesses to Publicize Workplace Injuries and Illnesses on OSHA Website in Order to Improve Worker Safety Beginning in 2017, businesses with 250 or more employees, as well as businesses with 20-249 employees in certain high-risk industries, will be required to electronically submit recorded information on workplace injuries and illnesses to the OSHA website. This information,…

Many clients are already familiar with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements that nonexempt employees be paid overtime at the rate of one-and-one-half their regular rate of pay for every hour over 40 the employee works during a workweek. As a result of new proposed regulations from the US Department of Labor, however, who can be classified as an…

Most of our clients are keenly interested in protecting themselves against claims of harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1965. Title VII protects employees against discrimination in the workplace on the basis of their race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) and religion. Claims brought under Title VII are some of the most frequently investigated and…