If you are an employer with 15 employees or more, Title VII applies to you. There are policies that should be in place to protect against unlawful sex discrimination.
Category: Business Law
Initiating a Civil Lawsuit: What is a Complaint?
A civil lawsuit is initiated by filing a court document, or “pleading,” called a Complaint. The person filing a Complaint is known as the Plaintiff, and the opposing party is the Defendant. A lawsuit may have multiple plaintiffs and/or defendants.
Professional Corporation or Professional Limited Liability Company?
A Professional Corporation (“PC”) or a Professional Limited Liability Company (“PLLC”) must follow the organizational rules of the pertinent state licensing body, such as the North Carolina Medical Board, State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners, or the North Carolina Board of Landscape Architects, for example.
Starting a New Business: Corporation vs. LLC
Most often, new businesses choose to do business as a corporation or the limited liability company (“LLC”). In order to make an informed decision, an entrepreneur should know the differences between these entities.
Employers, HIPAA, & Requests for Vaccination Status
Does an employer’s request for vaccination status from an employee violate HIPAA laws? The short answer is “no”. Under HIPAA, an employer is not prevented from “asking” for the information but would be prohibited from “sharing” the information without the individual’s consent.
Proof of Vaccination Mandate – Litigation Protection for the Employer?
There is no language in the mandate that overtly grants litigation immunity for employers. The caveat is that the mandate is very limited in scope, excluding private employers without government contracts and those employers having less than 100 employees.
Employers & Mandatory Vaccinations for Employees
So, you have decided to make the vaccine mandatory for your employees. What do you do now? You as an employer must try to accommodate employees who have a medical condition or religious objection to the vaccine.
What’s the Value of a Pig?
The North Carolina Business Court recently issued an opinion that dealt with a contract for the sale and purchase of pigs. It is a cautionary tale of drafting contracts that will be in place for a long time.
NC Evictions and the CDC Moratorium
Beginning this week, landlords are again permitted to evict tenants for nonpayment of rent while they attempt to catch up on upwards of a year’s worth of missing rent payments.
Are Vaccine Mandates Legal?
“I have a Constitutional Right to refuse the vaccine!” Do you? What are the potential consequences? Attorney Karen McKeithen Schaede spoke to Fox 8 News Greensboro recently on the subject.