On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court held that there is no federal constitutional right to abortion. Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 597 U.S. __ (2022). The decision overruled Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that had established … Read more

My last post introduced parliamentary procedure and local rules of procedure generally. This week, we’ll explore the procedural rules surrounding motions. A motion is a formal proposal by a board member that invites the body to take some action. (RONR … Read more

An employee is returning to work from medical leave taken under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). How can the employer know whether the employee is sufficiently recovered to perform their job duties safely and well? The answer may … Read more

This post was written by Meredith Smith. Someone once told me that to get people really interested in attending a meeting you need to either make it free to attend or provide food.  Well, thanks to funding from the North … Read more

“Remote work is here to stay,” says a 2022 Forbes article. Research by McKinsey & Company released in June 2022 reveals that 58 percent of Americans reported having the opportunity to work from home “at least one day a week,” … Read more

If you are a department head, supervisor or human resources professional, you may have experienced this situation at one time or another: one of your employees has been working a second job while on Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) … Read more

What do the General Statutes say about whether a motion at a board meeting was proper? When multiple motions are pending during a board meeting, which motion should the board address first? What laws govern how to rescind an action … Read more

My colleague Chris McLaughlin correctly noted in 2019 that “[s]ales taxes are, for the most part, a state government issue.”  The North Carolina Department of Revenue (“NCDOR”)—not North Carolina’s local governments—administers and collects sales and use taxes.  The North Carolina … Read more

Update: On January 30, 2023 the Biden Administration informed Congress that it intends to briefly extend the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act until May 11, 2023, after which the public health emergency … Read more