Starting a new business or expanding an existing one can be exciting. With the economy starting to show clearer signs of recovery, the inspiration to launch an endeavor may be on the minds of a lot of entrepreneurial types in North Carolina.There is no way to...
Year: 2015
Farmworker pay dispute sprouts up for Publix in NC
Grocery stores don't tend to hire the workers who pick the crops that supply produce to their shelves. That would seem to suggest that they should be insulated from the middle of contract disputes between field workers and the farms they work for. But as recent...
Car accidents increase throughout North Carolina
If it seems like traffic has gotten worse this past year, you would be right. A new report from the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles shows that motor vehicle accidents increased last year throughout the state. How much worse have traffic accidents...
Trucks can present unique dangers in North Carolina crashes
It may well be said that, as a group, truck drivers are among the safest on the roads of North Carolina. They and their employers are expected to meet a higher legal standard of training and oversight than average drivers do. The reasons for this are obvious....
Can your noncompete agreement stand up to a legal test?
North Carolina businesses have an understandable desire to protect intellectual property. That includes the information that departing employees take with them by virtue of just their experience. The last thing you want to do is find out that something proprietary to...
Government revenue demands a real pain in the nexus
The 1992 Quill decision by the U.S. Supreme Court established that governments can only collect sales and use taxes on transactions when the parties involved have a nexus in the jurisdiction. What that has typically meant is that the seller needs to have a physical...
Drone registration plans could mean legal compliance issues
Racecar driver Bobby Unser is noted as having said, "Success is where preparation and opportunity meet." Many in North Carolina would likely agree that few people epitomize success in business and the sport of auto racing better than Unser and many of others in his...
What amount is awarded in successful wrongful death cases?
The loss of a loved one is something that no one can really put a price on. The courts of North Carolina and every other state in the country are prepared to do just that, however, especially when it can be shown that the death resulted from negligence of another....
NC solar tax credit is ending. What’s next?
Solar power generation has been enjoying something of a boom in North Carolina. As of right now, the state is said to rank among the top four in the country for installed solar capacity. The only state with more utility-scale projects underway is California.Those in...
Who might be liable in collapse that injured 25 high schoolers?
Tragedy can strike in the blink of an eye. You hear that kind of statement all the time. For some reason, we never think the tragedy will happen within the range of our eyes, until it does. And then it can be hard to know what to think or what to do. That may well...