by Robertson & Associates | Oct 10, 2016 | News & Events
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...
by Robertson & Associates | Oct 7, 2015 | News & Events
The experienced construction litigators at Richard L. Robertson and Associates, P.A. continue to achieve excellent results for their materials suppliers and subcontractor clients. A client of the Firm brought an action against several defendants relating to a...
by Robertson & Associates | Sep 24, 2015 | News & Events
Furniture Brands International, Inc., once one of the world’s largest furniture manufacturers (and owner of North Carolina brands like Thomasville Furniture, Broyhill and Hickory Chair), filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in September, 2013. As a part of the bankruptcy...
by Robertson & Associates | Sep 1, 2015 | News & Events
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...
by Robertson & Associates | Jun 7, 2015 | News & Events
By all accounts, North Carolina has largely emerged from the Great Recession. In fact, according to the NC Department of Commerce, as of February, 2015, North Carolina’s unemployment rate had dropped to 5.3%–one of the lowest rates since the Great Recession began in...
by Robertson & Associates | Apr 29, 2015 | News & Events
This website has previously discussed changes to certain parts of North Carolina’s lien statute which went into effect on April 1, 2013. This article explores in greater detail the Lien Agent requirement and provides general guidance on how to properly notify the lien...
by Robertson & Associates | Apr 29, 2015 | News & Events
Our firm was founded in 1996 with a mission in mind to render valuable services to our clients. An important step to achieve this mission was to establish a low cost operating model. Over the years we have consistently taken steps to maintain a low cost culture in our...
by Robertson & Associates | Apr 29, 2015 | News & Events
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly referred to as “Obamacare,” as of October 1, 2013, all employers with at least $500,000 of yearly revenue must provide their employees with written notice of their rights to access the new online...
by Robertson & Associates | Apr 29, 2015 | News & Events
Richard L. Robertson, the principal and shareholder of Richard L. Robertson and Associates, P.A. has been appointed to the BB&T Bank Board of Advisers for the Charlotte-market. The Board of Advisers meets quarterly for the purposes of receiving information about...
by Robertson & Associates | Apr 29, 2015 | News & Events
On April 1, 2013, new legislation enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly took effect which made substantial changes to North Carolina’s previous lien law statutes. Under the new lien law, our business clients must make significant changes to their previous...