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North Carolina has historically been one of the hungriest states in the U.S. Prior to the pandemic, Feeding America reported that 1,456,200 North Carolinians were struggling with hunger, including 443,040 children. That means 1 in 7 adults and 1 in 5 children were struggling with food insecurity. Since the pandemic began, the need has only […]

On January 6, 2021, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued long sought-after clarity on the legal distinction between independent contractors and employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The rule is scheduled to take effect on March 8, 2021.  The rule reaffirms the “economic reality” test to determine whether an individual is in […]

After delaying the opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection on May 8, 2020 in light of COVID-19, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection (EEO-1 Report) is on schedule to open in 2021. The EEO-1 Report is a compliance survey mandated by […]

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We are in unprecedented times with COVID-19. It is now more important than ever that we help our neighbors and those less fortunate. We are confident that each of you is doing your part. Even in the best of times, however, over 1.5 million North Carolinians struggle with hunger—of those, nearly half a million are children. As […]

In anticipation of employee layoffs, Governor Cooper announced that North Carolina is waiving requirements typical for unemployment benefits. Under his new Executive Order, changes to the unemployment process include: Removing the one-week waiting period typically required before someone can apply for benefits. Those unemployed and seeking benefits will not be required to look for additional […]

Gov. Roy Cooper requested the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) grant a disaster declaration for business owners in North Carolina facing economic losses due to the coronavirus. The declaration would provide disaster loans to impacted businesses and nonprofits to help meet financial obligations and cover the costs of operating expenses. Follow developments here .   […]

As the number of reported cases of novel coronavirus (“COVID-2019”) continues to increase both across the country and internationally, physicians in North Carolina have begun to ask about their duties to report infected patients, as well as other treatment issues that may arise during outbreaks of infectious disease. On February 3, 2020, the North Carolina […]

Did you know that business executives and even rank-and-file employees can be held personally liable for corporate tax obligations in some circumstances? Where corporate obligations remain unpaid (for example where the employee share of taxes are withheld from paychecks but never remitted to the government) the IRS may go looking for a “responsible person“ – that […]

Several months ago, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) announced its plans, beginning in 2020, to examine how state Medicaid managed care organizations (“MCOs”) provide behavioral health services via telehealth. The OIG announced that it will review “monitoring and oversight” of telehealth services as well as state and MCO practices, […]