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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

How are employers structuring their benefits and maintaining a competitive edge in recruiting/retaining talent after the 2017 tax law cut many of the deductions and income exclusions previously covered? Gray Hutchison spoke with Bloomberg Tax's Lydia O'Neal about the impact on fringe benefits under the new tax law.&… READ MORE

Recent tax law changes include a new income tax deferral opportunity for Qualified Equity Grants available to some “qualified employees” of “eligible corporations” under the new Internal Revenue Code Section 83(i). San Parikh and Tom Cook spoke with Bloomberg Tax’s Lydia O’Neal ab… READ MORE

By: Donald R. Reynolds and S. Halle Vakani As public companies prepare for their upcoming shareholder meetings, they should consider how changes to proxy advisory firm policies, including particularly those of Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”), could impact their shareholder vote.  ISS h… READ MORE