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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...
DOL Proposes Rule to Raise Salary Threshold for FLSA Overtime Exemptions
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February 26, 2019
We know many of you have been awaiting word on new salary thresholds since the Obama administration’s 2016 proposal was struck down by the courts. Here is the new proposal in a nutshell: “White collar” exemption salary threshold is planned to ...