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CBD Use Is Legal…Right?
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August 26, 2019
Employers: Do you conduct drug tests on applicants or employees? What will you do if the reason for a failed result is the use of CBD? What if the person is disabled? CBD (cannabidiol) oils and other products are advertised and sold in countless stor...
Employee Files EEOC Charge, Then Copies Five Confidential Coworker Files
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March 26, 2019
Q: Protected Title VII Activity? A: Not When This Also Breaks State Law. Employer Pop Quiz: If an employee has filed a charge with the EEOC alleging discriminatory discipline, then that same employee reviews, copies, and distributes confidential pers...
Unexpected Tax Issues Can Plague Employers Who Allow Employees to Telework Out of State
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March 26, 2019
Here at Gardner Skelton we’ve seen a recent increase in the popularity of telework. Improvements in technology, cloud-based computing, and the near-universal availability of high speed internet make it possible to provide employees with all the wo...
North Carolina Court of Appeals Rules Non-Compete and Liquidated Damages Provisions Unenforceable for Public Policy
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March 26, 2019
InAesthetic Facial & Ocular Plastic Surgery Center, P.A. v. Zaldivar, the North Carolina Court of Appeals last month unanimously affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a former employer’s restrictive covenants against a highly specialized physi...