Heading to the office today, I heard a young man behind me say, “Well, I’d been there six- and-a-half years, so it was time to move on.”  A few steps later, I heard him add, “Well, it was time for me to get health insurance.” This random comment fell right in line with the just [...]

President Obama toured our area today and cheer-leaded for his  American Jobs Act.

Guest post by Annemarie Cleary What a week we just had in Virginia!  An earthquake, a hurricane with flooding, and swamp fire smoke all in one week.  If last week didn’t convince you to review, or prepare for the first time, a Business Continuity Plan (BCP), then the approaching ten-year anniversary of 9/11 should spur [...]

As of June 23, 2011, all cities, all counties, and private employers with at lest 25 employees in North Carolina are required to use the federal government’s E-Verify program to verify the work authorization of newly hired employees.

Class action lawsuits are in the news today as the Supreme Court ruled that a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit by female employees of Wal-Mart cannot proceed as a class-action suit. A class action lawsuit  is where one person sues a company as a representative for a large number of people who have cases with similar [...]

The North Carolina Department of Revenue is permitting victims of the weekend’s deadly tornadoes to file their state taxes late.  Here is the press release with the pertinent information: