February 03, 2023

- Preparing for New Consumer Privacy Laws in Colorado, Connecticut and... by: Elliot R. Golding and Kathryn Linsky
- Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulation Is Now in... by: Karen Tynan and Jennifer Yanni
- Court of Chancery Holds That Corporate Officers Owe Duty of Oversight by: Nathan E. Barnett and Ethan H. Townsend
- Illinois Supreme Court Rules All BIPA Claims Are Subject to Five-Year... by: Kevin M. Cloutier and David M. Poell
- Regulatory Focus on Investor Side Letters by: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
- CMS Finalizes Long-Awaited Rule on Medicare Advantage RADV Audits by: Ankur J. Goel and Jeremy Earl
- USCIS Starts Issuing 48-Month I-829 Petition Receipt Notices by: Luna Ma
- NLRB General Counsel Seeks to Restrict Employers’ Right to... by: Juan Larios and Catherine Kang
- Can a Federal Court Refuse Recognition of a Nondomestic Arbitral... by: Max B. Chester and Charles W. Niemann
- Decathlon Wins Almost 3 Million RMB in Chinese Trade Dress Dispute... by: Aaron Wininger
- Will U.S. Supreme Court Place an Undue Hardship on Employers When It... by: Stephanie L. Adler-Paindiris and Stephanie E. Satterfield
- Beltway Buzz, February 3, 2023 by: James J. Plunkett
- UK Regulation of Cryptoassets – Another Glimpse but Still None the... by: Judith E. Rinearson and Kai Zhang
- NYC Council to Consider Expanding the City’s Pay Transparency Law to... by: Allan S Bloom and Evandro C Gigante
- FRB Issues Policy Statement on Permissible Activities of State Member... by: Daniel Meade and Rachel Rodman
- Listen to Your Critics: SEC Commissioner Considers the Future of... by: David A. Lopez-Kurtz
- Illinois Supreme Court Rules Privacy Act Claims Have Five Year... by: Anne E. Larson and Harry J. Secaras
- FTC Raises Threshold for HSR Merger Reporting by a Record $10.4... by: Timothy Z. LaComb
- Attention New York Medicaid Providers: It’s Time to Upgrade Your... by: Carmen Jule and Jessica Sonpal
- Bipartisan Bill to Ban Most Non-Compete Agreements Reintroduced in U.... by: Clifford R. Atlas and Erik J. Winton
- OFCCP Identifies Contractors Whose EEO-1 Data Will Be Released on... by: Guy Brenner and Olympia Karageorgiou
- ESG Litigation Update: Climate- and Carbon-Focused Litigation by: J. Michael Showalter and Jane E. Montgomery
- Sixth Circuit Expands Retaliation Protections For Employees... by: Grant T. Pecor and Aaron Vance
- USCIS Announces Extension of Validity of Certain Green Cards by: Alexandra LaCombe
- Minnesota’s New CROWN Act Becomes Law: State Now Prohibits... by: Cynthia A. Bremer and Colin H. Hargreaves
- Bankruptcy Court Finds Cannabis Employee Not Entitled to Chapter 13... by: Jane Haviland
- FDA Announces Qualified Health Claim for Cocoa Flavanols in High... by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- EEOC Hears Testimony Concerning Employment Discrimination in... by: Jesse R. Dill and Simone R.D. Francis
- Deploying A Holistic Approach to Automated Employment Decision-Making... by: Michelle Capezza and Corbin Carter
- Robo-Rights: As AI Art Takes Over, Who's the Real Artist in the... by: Anthony V. Lupo and Dan Jasnow
- FY 2024 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Will Be Open from March... by: Immigration & Compliance
- US Executive Branch Update – February 3, 2023 by: Stacy A. Swanson
- Revamping of Cosmetics Regulation and Safety by: John E. Wyand and Jennifer Tharp
- Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — February 2023 by: R. Neal Martin
- $31 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Results in Two Convictions by: D. Jacques Smith and Randall A. Brater
- Ten Minute Interview: Minority Direct Investments [VIDEO] by: Brian L. Lucareli and Glenn Singleton
- New Year – New Hurdles by: Robert T. Dumbacher
- GoodRx to Pay $1.5 Million in First Ever FTC Health Breach... by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- How Not To Get Your Start In Banking by: Keith Paul Bishop
- SEC Commissioner Questions ESG Investing by: Jacob H. Hupart
- Additional Nelson Mullins Alerts by: Nelson Mullins Government Relations
- Europe: UK Regulator Issues New Recommendations to Firms on Consumer... by: Andrew J. Massey
- Lohngleichheit bei Teilzeitbeschäftigung by: Dr. Thomas Gennert and Lisa Scheipers
- All Things Chemical® Podcast: What to Expect on Capitol Hill and at... by: Lynn L. Bergeson
- EPA Requests Nominations for SAB; Members May be Asked to Participate... by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- Pflicht zur ESG-Kundenbefragung gilt zukünftig auch für... by: Annabelle Juliette Rau
- DOE Awards $118 Million to Accelerate Domestic Biofuel Production by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- Illinois Supreme Court Eliminates Possibility of One-Year Statute of... by: Nadine C. Abrahams and Jody Kahn Mason
February 02, 2023

- Comment Period for FTC’s Proposed Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Ends... by: Joseph F. Lavigne and Thomas P. Hubert
- New York Adopts Final Commercial Financing Disclosure Regulations by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- What’s New in 5G - February 2023 by: Angela Y. Kung and Christen B'anca Glenn
- Breaking News: OFCCP Posts List of Contractors Whose EEO-1 Data Will... by: Laura A. Mitchell
- Once, Twice, Gone: After Two Ballot Initiatives, D.C.’s Minimum Wage... by: Christopher R. Williams
- TCPA ATDS CIRCUS CONTINUES: “Borden was wrongfully decided and... by: Eric J. Troutman
- Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 12 2023 by: Stanley S. Jones, Jr. and Helen L. Sloat
- Governor Shapiro Takes Action to Improve Permitting Efficiency Within... by: David J. Raphael and Brianna K. Edwards
- FinTech Prevails in Texas “True Lender” Challenge by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- India Budget 2023: Growing the Economy! by: International Tax Team Nishith Desai Associates
- President Biden Announces the End of the COVID-19 Emergencies: The... by: Edward S. Kornreich and Matthew J. Westbrook
- NY DFS Releases Custodial Guidance on Crypto Insolvency by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- CMS’s Final Rule on Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Data Validation by: Jason E. Christ and Teresa A. Mason
- Celsius Bankruptcy Case: February 2, 2023 by: Stephen A. Rutenberg and Jonathan E. Schmalfeld
- Texas "Two-Step" Forward, Three Steps Back for Mass Tort... by: Mark E. Dendinger and Jonathan Lozano
- COVID-19 May Be Over, but Fight Over the Federal Contractor Vaccine... by: Patrick R. Quigley and Aron C. Beezley
- FTC Non-Compete Ban: Don’t Panic! (But Be Prudent and Prepare) by: Lee Van Voorhis
- BOEM Publishes Proposed Renewable Energy Modernization Rule by: E. Carter Chandler Clements and Jason A. Hill
- World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook for 2023 Is Bleak by: Linn F. Freedman
- You Can’t Always Get What You Want: Funding Supply Not Meeting... by: Louis Lehot
- Proprietary Ink: How One Tattoo Artist Took Take-Two to the Mat Over... by: Gene Markin
- BREAKING: Illinois Supreme Court Sets Five-Year Statute of... by: David J. Oberly and Christina Lamoureux
- California AG Announces CCPA Compliance Efforts by: Kathryn M. Rattigan
- Update: Fifth Circuit Again Reins in HISA by: Rodman Law and Madeline Orlando
- Securities Class Action Filing Activity Fell for Third Straight Year... by: Alexander “Sasha” Aganin
- Here Come the Legislators – U.S. Senators Reintroduce Legislation... by: Erik W. Weibust
- New Nursing Home Inspection Reporting Policy Seeks to Foster... by: Wes Scott and Christine Burke Worthen
- Supreme Court Punts on Attorney-Client Privilege Question by: Andrew R. Roberson and Kevin Spencer
- 7 Key Value-Adding LOI Terms by: John F. Golembesky and Robert T. Hogan
- Podcast: The PACE Program – What Changes May Be Coming Soon? –... by: Health Care and Life Sciences Practice Group
- Fed Board Denies Crypto Firm’s Bid to Join Federal Reserve System by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- ISO 31700: The Latest Tool to Operationalize (GDPR) Privacy by Design... by: Diletta De Cicco and Lucija Vranesevic
- ESG and the Commercial Real Estate Industry: Financing Options and... by: Ankit Shrivastava and Kinnon McDonald
- New Group Practice Information Form for the Stark Law’s Self-Referral... by: Rachel E. Yount
- Social Media Enables Social Engineering Scams by: Linn F. Freedman
- Sweeping Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Workers by: Elizabeth C. Rubenstein
- Dirty Steel-Toe Boots, Episode 14: Nonmanagement Access During an... by: Phillip B. Russell and Frank D. Davis
- Managing Long-term Sickness Webinar – Follow-up questions answered (... by: Helen Adams
- Pay Equity in Washington: Pay Transparency Comes to The Evergreen... by: Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper and Ann Knuckles Mahoney
- Strings Attached: No Amendment for Trademark Application in Inter... by: Joshua Revilla
- The Practical Effects of the Building Safety Act 2022 by: Kevin Greene and Ruth Y. Chang
- SCOTUS to Hear Significant Religious Accommodations Case by: Kevin J. White
- SECURE 2.0 Series Part 8: New Lost and Found Program and an Increase... by: Keith A. Dropkin
- Privacy Tip #359 – GoodRx Settles with FTC for Sharing Health... by: Linn F. Freedman
- Food and Chemicals Unpacked: Extended Producer Responsibility: EPR... by: Packaging Law at Keller and Heckman
- DHS Guidelines Give Protection from Deportation to Undocumented... by: Keith Covington and Anne R. Yuengert
- Garland Memo May Provide White Collar Defendants Increased... by: Eoin P. Beirne and Edmund P. Daley
- An Assessment of FinCEN’s Uniform Beneficial Ownership Information... by: Erin Reeves McGinnis and Ethan Rosenfeld
- 340B Covered Entities May See Access Changes to Contrast Media,... by: Emily J. Cook and Anisa Mohanty
- 10 Tips When Hiring a Federal Appeals Lawyer by: Dr. Nick Oberheiden
- Retailers Must Be Careful With Private Label Credit Card Advertising by: Phyllis H. Marcus and Samuel J. Thomas
- EU Tightens Checks on Vanilla Extract from US by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- Design Patent Holders Rejoice, but Challengers Face an Uphill Battle by: Michael D. Pegues and Clement A. Asante
- Eight Ways to Make Sure Your Marketing Efforts Don’t Feel Like... by: Stefanie M. Marrone
- CFPB Updates Mortgage Servicing Exam Procedures by: Jason R. Bushby and Christy W. Hancock
- Michigan Employers Need Not Amend Their Paid Sick Leave Policies and... by: Adam S. Forman and Daniel (Danny) R. Simandl
- "Open Sesame” Without Translation Won’t Open Door to Trademark... by: McDermott Will & Emery
- Priorities, Priorities – FINRA Publishes Its Annual Report of Focus... by: Michael E. Pastore and Taylor M. Carter
- Death by One Thousand ‘Instances’: OSHA’s New Instance-by-Instance... by: Adam Roseman and Michael T. Taylor
- SEC Division of Corporation Finance Releases Updated Financial... by: Erin Reeves McGinnis
- Consumer-Facing Algorithmic Pricing Cases by: Gregory J. Casas and Emily Willis Collins
- Cal/OSHA and Workplace Violence Prevention: What Is an Employer’s... by: Karen Tynan and Robert C. Rodriguez
- Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast Episode 52: Year In Review by: Gregory S. Bombard
- The Secret Sauce to Go Viral on LinkedIn by: Stefanie M. Marrone
- As Deadline for Housing Element Certification Passes, “Builder’s... by: Whitney Hodges and Daniel S. Maroon
- New California Bill Would Require Climate-Related Financial Risk... by: Keith Paul Bishop
- OSHA Begins 2023 with an Emphasis on Enforcement by: Jayni A. Lanham and Mark N. Duvall
- UK Regulator Bans Misleading “Hot Air” Ads by: Carlton Daniel and Sera Kaplan
February 01, 2023

- Graduation Goods Settlement: A Good Reminder of AGs’ Data Security... by: Liisa M. Thomas and Kari M. Rollins
- IRS and Treasury Provide Guidance on the Excise Tax on Repurchases of... by: Robert A. Friedman and Malcolm S. Hochenberg
- Breathe Easy: U.S. EPA Seeks to Significantly Tighten Fine... by: Peter A. Tomasi and Amanda K. Beggs
- Insurer Could Not Rely on Extrinsic Evidence to Circumvent Its Duty... by: Lorelie S. Masters and Yaniel Abreu
- CMS Issues Long-Awaited Medicare Advantage RADV Final Rule by: Christine M. Clements and John M. Tilton
- FTC’s Proposed Ban on Noncompete Clauses by: Michael A. Sherman and Angela Kwok
- Proposed Amendments Schedule 13D - Part Two by: Peter D. Fetzer and Stuart E. Fross
- “Not My Work”: When Artists Dispute Authorship by: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter, & Hampton LLP
- (Mothering) Justice Denied: Legislative Amendments to Minimum Wage... by: Emily M. Petroski and Allan S. Rubin
- Not so FAST – AB 257 on Hold Pending Voter Referendum in 2024 by: Laura A. Pierson-Scheinberg and Gina M. Roccanova
- Proposed Amendments Schedule 13D – Part One by: Peter D. Fetzer and Stuart E. Fross
- Sports Betting Launches in Massachusetts Just in Time for the... by: Katherine Guarino Baker and Malinda Reed
- PFAS Consumer Fraud Trend Continues by: John Gardella
- NIST Publishes Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework by: Adam S. Forman and Nathaniel M. Glasser
- Key Federal PFAS Regulatory Developments in 2022 and 2023 by: Environmental, Safety & Health Squire Patton Boggs Practice Group
- Media & Entertainment: 10 Legal Challenges for Companies in 2023 by: Michelle A. Cooke and William D'Angelo, III
- ECHA Provides Updated Guidance on Testing Nanomaterials by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- Wisconsin District Court Rulings Signal Potential New Trend Favoring... by: Myron D. Rumeld and Tulio D. Chirinos
- The Wisconsin Supreme Court Keeps Wisconsin Weird and Applies the... by: Gregory N. Heinen
- Ethics & Compliance: Let’s Talk About Cybersecurity by: Townsend L. Bourne
- Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC Issue the First Joint Statement on... by: Marina Olman-Pal and Mark D. Shaffer
- It’s a Family Affair: SCOTX Compels Non-Signatory Minor Children to... by: Sydney M. Warren
- EPO and IEA Release Hydrogen Patent Report Showing Automotive Sector... by: Chase J. Brill
- Whistleblowers Now Protected Under Workplace Nondiscrimination Law by: Christine Artus and Natacha Meyer
- Private Equity and Digital Health in 2023: Policy Updates and Trends... by: Phil Kim and Sheela Ranganathan
- If at First You Don’t Succeed: Updated Medical Cannabis Bill Filed in... by: Whitt Steineker and J. Hunter Robinson
- SEC Showcases Lesser-Known Legal Theory in Crypto Lending Suit by: Christopher J. Bosch and Elizabette Privat
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Provision Expanded to Cover... by: Kara M. Bombach and Kyle R. Freeny
- The New Hart-Scott-Rodino Magic Number is $111.4 million, and Big... by: Matthew C. Hans and Herbert F. Allen
- New York HERO Act Amendment Establishes a Five-Day Deadline to... by: Simone R.D. Francis and Jamie Haar
- Trade Alert: New Antidumping (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD)... by: International Trade Practice at Squire Patton Boggs
- Adapting Trade to Mitigate Climate Change Gets Major International... by: Bruce White
- Time is Running Out to File an International Investment Arbitration... by: Ivan W. Bilaniuk
- A Warning for Companies with Colorado Employees Seeking to Enforce... by: Marc J. Musyl and Margaret M. Knudsen
- FTC Extends Comment Period for Green Guides Update by: Sheila A. Millar and Jean-Cyril Walker
- Three Essential Elements to Achieve CRM Success by: Dave Whiteside and Christina R. Fritsch JD
- FTC Extends Deadline for Comments on Green Guides to April 24, 2023 by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- New York’s Governor Vetoes Expansion of Wrongful Death Damages – For... by: Rosario M. Vignali
- Time for Employers to Decide Who They Are Sponsoring for H-1Bs by: Nancy A. Noonan
- Unpacking Averages: Using NLP to Assess FDA’s Compliance with Notice... by: Bradley Merrill Thompson
- How Buying Pet Stairs Led to a Class Action Lawsuit over Wiretapping by: Daniel J. Mirarchi and Alexander DiMeo
- Multi-Club Ownership - For the Good of the Game? by: Ankura Consulting Group
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- SECURE Act 2.0 – What 401(k) Plan Sponsors Need to Know – Employment... by: George Carroll Whipple, III
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North Carolina
North Carolina sits in the Southeastern region of the US, and is located in the Fourth Federal Circuit Court System. With a land area of nearly 54,000 sq. miles it is the 28th most expansive US state, and with over 10 million residents, is the 9th most populous state. North Carolina is divided into 100 counties, with the capital city of Raleigh. This city, along with Durham, makes up the Research Triangle Park, which is the largest research park in the US. Charlotte is the most populous municipal, and is also the third largest banking center in the US, after New York and San Francisco.
Although the Great Depression greatly affected the state, the New Deal which was struck by Franklin D. Roosevelt helped farmers in the cotton and tobacco industries. Piedmont, Durham, and Raleigh, were among the many cities which thrived soon after WWII, helping the state’s economy begin its growth following the period of depression. The development of the Research Triangle, major universities in the area, and Charlotte becoming a major banking hub in the 1990s, all led to the state’s economic prowess. This along with the boom in tourism, has greatly helped the state recover after several years of downturn. In fact, North Carolina has a very broad economic base. Research, banking, hydroelectric power, agriculture, and tourism, are a few of the many industries the state thrives in. Charlotte is also a major textile and trade hub, and in 2010 Forbes Magazine rated the state as the 3rd best for Business.
The Government of North Carolina has a structure that was laid out in the North Carolina Constitution. Like the federal government, the state has a government broken into the judicial, legislative, and executive branches.
The executive branch consists of a ten-member state council, which includes the following officers:
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Attorney General
- Secretary of State
- Commissioner of Agriculture
- Commissioner of Insurance
- Commissioner of Labor
- Superintendent of Public Education
- State Treasurer
- State Auditor
The legislative branch is the North Carolina General Assembly, consisting of the 120-member North Carolina House of Representatives and the 50-member North Carolina Senate.
The judicial branch of North Carolina is led by the Supreme Court of North Carolina, consisting of seven justices. The North Carolina Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court, consisting of 15 member judges who rule on cases in panels of three. These two courts combined create the appellate division of the state’s court system.
North Carolina’s trial court division consists of the Superior Court and the District Court. The Superior Court hears all the felony cases and reviews District court decisions. The District court has original jurisdiction over family law matters, juvenile cases for children under the age of 16 and children under 18 who are dependent, neglected or abused. Additionally, the court hears civil claims under $10,000, and small claims involving up to $5000.
North Carolina contributes 15 electoral votes to the general election.
Among the popular universities in the state are Duke, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest. There are a total of 58 public community colleges in the state, and North Carolina State University is the largest in the state, with over 34,000 enrolled students.
Industrialization, marijuana legalization, immigration, workplace and labor and employment news stories, Bitcoin and data security/breach cases, are some of the major stories covered by the National Law Review, as they relate to the state of North Carolina. Visitors will find these, and other major updates, legislation, agency news, and prominent headlines on the NLR website, and will routinely find the most up to date stories from the state.