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Hospice EndNotes December 2015

…of Companionship and Domestic Service Exemptions for Third-Party Employers – The ongoing legal battle over the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Final Rule changing the definitions of “companionship services” and…

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Poyner Spruill’s Hobbs leading client relations presentation at UNC School of Law’s Festival of Legal Learning

…also heads the department responsible for the firm’s marketing, communications, and professional and business development programming and events. She holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Pepperdine University in addition…

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Mayo named Client Choice Award winner in North Carolina

…law firms, Poyner Spruill has a reputation for professional excellence in client service. Poyner Spruill has offices in Charlotte, Raleigh, Rocky Mount and Southern Pines. For more information, visit www.poynerspruill.com….

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Shorts On Long Term Care March 2017

…Don’t Bite! – In early February, the IRS issued “an urgent alert” concerning the latest version of the phishing scam that targets W-2 payroll information. In a scenario that has…

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Check Your Posters – Passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Imposes New Obligations and Posting Requirements on Employers

…on genetic tests and information. Genetic information covered by the Act includes information about an individual’s genetic tests and the genetic tests of an individual’s family members, as well as…

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Obama Administration’s National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force Combines Efforts of Federal Agencies and Departments to Crack Down on Pay Discrimination

…combined regulatory powers and resources of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to…

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Final Rule Issued Requiring Employers to Post Workplace Notice of NLRA Rights

…November 1, 2011, copies of the 11-by-17 inch workplace notice required by the Final Rule can be downloaded and printed from the NLRB's website at www.nlrb.gov or obtained from NLRB…

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USDOT’s Campaign Against Distracted Driving Now Includes Ban On Use Of Hand-held Cell Phones By Commercial Drivers

…cell phones by drivers of commercial motor vehicles. The FMSCA and the PHMSA jointly issued a final rule, effective January 3, 2012, which specifically prohibits all drivers of commercial motor…

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Employers Cautioned Against Asking Applicants and Employees for Password Access to Personal Social Media Accounts

…Stored Communications Act when a company manager accessed those communications after the employee’s co-worker gave the manager her log-in credentials to the website and later testified she felt pressured to…

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Proposed Affordable Care Act Regulations are Designed

…Act that codify the existing HIPAA rules allowing employee wellness programs to offer an incentive for achieving a health standard, the most common incentive being a reduction in the employee’s…