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The Resource is a legal newsletter for employers and human resources professionals. Summer is right around the corner, and soon a wave of high school and college students will be looking for summer work.  Hiring temporary summer interns can be a real benefit to employers.  These workers can perform routin… READ MORE

Low-Hanging Fruit for Regulators: Failure to Conduct Comprehensive Risk Analysis Frequently Featured in HIPAA Enforcement The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, (HIPAA) includes numerous requirements that can leave a covered entity or business associate paying large sums for no… READ MORE

Employers should consider adopting or revising employment arbitration agreements in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding class action waivers. In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that class action waivers contained in employment arbitration agreements are enforceable… READ MORE

Comprehensive Anti-Sexual Harassment Legislation Passed in New York City and State New York City and State have both passed comprehensive legislation imposing a variety of new requirements on employers with respect to preventing and responding to workplace sexual harassment. New York State As part of the 2018-201… READ MORE

Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce its ranking as a leading North Carolina firm for Corporate/M&A practice in the 2018 edition of Chambers USA. The annual rankings are compiled as a result of thousands of client and industry interviews and research focusing on technical ability, efficiency, client service, in… READ MORE

By: Hannah A. Combs, Elizabeth Frock Runyon, William W. Stewart United States Intervenes in False Claims Act Case Against Private Equity Firm Private equity firms in certain health care arrangements might have cause for concern based on a recent case brought by two whistleblowers under the federal False Claims Act… READ MORE

The Resource is a legal newsletter for employers and human resources professionals. For several months, sexual harassment in the workplace has been an almost constant topic in the news. Although high profile allegations were lodged against celebrities such as Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, and Dustin Hoffman (to nam… READ MORE

By: Daniel K. Tracey A recent ruling by the North Carolina Business Court may have NC corporations re-thinking their anti-takeover strategy.  In the case of First Citizens BancShares, Inc. v. KS Bancorp, Inc., decided on March 21, 2018, the Business Court found that KS Bancorp’s shareholder rights plan (… READ MORE

This article originally appeared in The International Association of Privacy Professionals' Privacy Tracker. Last Friday, the D.C. Circuit issued a long-awaited TCPA decision, paving the way for organizations to obtain relief from what some argued were onerous aspects of the U.S. Federal Communications Commiss… READ MORE

By Lynn C. Percival Earlier today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a long-awaited opinion addressing a challenge to the FCC’s 2015 order interpreting the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). There are four major aspects of the court’s decision: Th… READ MORE