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New CDC Guidance Shortens Suggested Self-Isolation Time
Gardner Skelton News
July 27, 2020
On July 20, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance on how long individuals that test positive for COVID-19 should self-isolate at home. Recent studies show that individuals with mild to moderate symptoms of CO...
Executive Order No. 147
Gardner Skelton News
July 2, 2020
On June 24, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order No. 147, which extends North Carolina’s Safer At Home Phase 2 (Executive Order No. 141) and requires people to wear face coverings while out in public. This Executive Order is effective J...
Supreme Court Rules Title VII Protects LGBTQ Employees From Discrimination
Employment
June 17, 2020
On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote, ruled that Title VII protects employees from discrimination based on their gender identity and sexual orientation. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) prohibits employers ...
Proposed Legislation That Could Negatively Impact Your Business
Business Litigation
May 27, 2020
The North Carolina General Assembly has introduced two separate bills in the House (HB 1056 and HB 1057) in an effort to address COVID-19 claims under workers’ compensation. Currently, a COVID-19 case would be treated as an occupational disease, an...