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Course material: Immunity of Local Governments and Government Personnel from Lawsuits in North Carolina

Saturday, February 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Course material: DSS Attorneys’ Winter Conference February 20-21, 2014

Saturday, February 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Blog post: Mandated Notices in Land Development Regulations

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 11:46am

Blog post: What You Need to Know about Driveway Permits and Road Access: Part I

Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 11:27am

Blog post: Confidentiality of Applicant Names

Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 12:37pm

Bulletin: Employee Wellness Programs after January 1, 2014: HIPAA Nondiscrimination Rules Change, But ADA, GINA, and N.C. Law Remain the Same

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Blog post: The FLSA’s Executive Exemption from Overtime Pay

Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 2:09pm

Blog post: Giving and Receiving Gifts

Monday, December 16, 2013 - 12:02pm

Blog post: Secretly Putting a GPS Tracker on Your Employee’s Car: Can You Do That?

Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 5:10pm

Blog post: Relinquishing Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction

Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 9:21am

Blog post: The Who, What, and When of Appeals TO the Board of Adjustment

Monday, November 25, 2013 - 11:38am

Blog post: Who May Attend a Closed Session?

Thursday, November 21, 2013 - 1:33pm

Blog post: Paying Employees Who Are Absent in Inclement Weather

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 9:37am

Blog post: Demolition and Code Enforcement Involving Historic Districts and Landmarks

Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 3:00pm

Blog post: Do Mayors Have a Duty to Vote?

Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 7:32pm

Blog post: Firing At-Will Employees: Legal Limitations

Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 9:19am

Blog post: Salaried Employees and the FLSA

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 4:42pm

Blog post: Tort Liability for Negligent Housing Inspection Resulting in Injury?

Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 2:43pm

Blog post: Board Members at Candidate Forums: Does the Open Meetings Law Apply?

Friday, October 25, 2013 - 4:08pm

Blog post: Choosing the Right Development Review Process: Factors to Consider

Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 11:50am

Blog post: Green Tape in Organizations: Creating Good Rules That People Follow

Monday, October 14, 2013 - 8:00am

Blog post: The N.C. Regulatory Reform Act of 2013 and Local Environmental Health Programs

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 8:37am

Blog post: Health Reform: Role of County Human Services Agencies in Enrollment

Monday, September 30, 2013 - 3:57pm

Blog post: Preempted? Let Me Count The Ways.

Monday, September 30, 2013 - 2:19pm

Blog post: Historic Preservation Commission Basics

Friday, September 27, 2013 - 9:04am

Blog post: Sidewalk Dining: Some Questions and Answers

Friday, September 13, 2013 - 3:50pm

Blog post: Removing an Elected Official by Amotion: Judge Says It Can Be Done

Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 10:08am

Blog post: Remote Participation in Meetings

Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 2:58pm

Blog post: Do You Have to Swear to Tell the Truth to the Board of Adjustment?

Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 3:11pm

Blog post: Firing At-Will Employees: Legal Limitations

Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 5:34pm

Bulletin: Trying to Recover Public Costs Incurred in Dealing with Man-Made Disasters: The Free Public Services Doctrine

Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Bulletin: Remote Participation in Local Government Board Meetings

Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Blog post: Nuisance Abatement and Local Governments: What a Mess – Part II

Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 2:29pm

Blog post: Planning Board Basics (Old)

Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 1:34pm

Blog post: The Zoning Protest Petition is No More: Super-Majority Provision Repealed

Friday, July 19, 2013 - 4:56pm

Blog post: Road Trips Raise the Darndest Questions

Friday, July 19, 2013 - 10:33am

Blog post: It’s All Relative

Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 3:39pm

Blog post: Can the Board Take Action in a Workshop Meeting?

Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 1:05pm

Blog post: The Koontz Decision and Implications for Development Exactions

Monday, July 1, 2013 - 4:22pm

Course material: A/N/D Case Law Update: February-July, 2013

Monday, July 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: IV-E Refresher: Court Orders

Monday, July 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: Local Human Services Organization and Governance

Monday, July 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: Rule 1.14: Client with Diminished Capacity

Monday, July 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: Written Objection to Subpoena

Monday, July 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: School Stability For Children In Care

Monday, July 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Blog post: New Ethics Requirements for Local Transportation Planning Organizations – Round 2

Friday, June 28, 2013 - 1:25pm

Blog post: Court of Appeals Takes Expansive View of the Police Power

Monday, June 24, 2013 - 2:19pm

Blog post: What is a County Advisory Committee on Health and Who Has to Have One?

Friday, June 21, 2013 - 7:04am

Blog post: BOA/Quasi-Judicial Statute Updated

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 4:22pm

Blog post: Determining and Distinguishing Land Uses

Friday, May 31, 2013 - 8:30am

Blog post: Are Mug Shots Public Records?

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 9:31am

Book: Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect in North Carolina, Third Edition, 2013, with 2016 supplemental chapter

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 12:00am

Blog post: Bigelow v. Town of Chapel Hill: When May State Constitutional Claims Against Local Governments Be Dismissed?

Monday, May 20, 2013 - 11:02pm

Blog post: A Few Thoughts on Community Appearance and Design Controls

Friday, May 17, 2013 - 10:17am

Blog post: Rick’s Cafe Experiences Growing Pains

Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 5:04pm

Blog post: Who Can Request Public Records?

Friday, May 10, 2013 - 11:40am

Book: Recruitment and Selection Law for Local Government Employers

Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 12:00am

Blog post: When an Employee Wants to Record a Meeting with a Supervisor

Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 3:15pm

Blog post: Charging for Copies of Public Records

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 8:20pm

Blog post: An Update on Recent Changes for Local Human Services Agencies

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 4:28pm

Blog post: Text Messages as Public Records

Monday, April 22, 2013 - 12:28pm

Blog post: What Do You Mean I Can’t Start Up My Business Again?

Friday, April 19, 2013 - 11:11am

Blog post: Can I See What’s in My Personnel File?

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 4:26pm

Blog post: Is it a land use yet?

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 2:28pm

Blog post: Topping Off a Telecommunication Tower

Monday, March 18, 2013 - 5:31pm

Blog post: News Roundup

Friday, March 1, 2013 - 9:45am

Blog post: When is That Guy Going to Finish His Remodeling Job??

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 3:57pm

Blog post: Animal Control: Who is Responsible?

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 1:28pm

Blog post: The Mysteries of Comp Time Revealed

Friday, February 22, 2013 - 1:26pm

Blog post: How Much Repair is Too Much Repair?

Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 3:11pm

Blog post: Smoking Law Update: N.C. Court of Appeals Clarifies the Private Club Exemption

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 3:27pm

Blog post: “Hey, Job Applicant: Have You Ever Been Arrested or Convicted?”

Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 4:49pm

Blog post: Exactions and Subdivision Approval

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 11:09am

Course material: The intersection of Immigration Law and Child Welfare Policies

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: Serving Immigrant Families: Language, Culture, and Immigration Relief

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: Local Human Services Organization and Governance

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: Options Under H 438

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: Court Improvement Project Proposed Juvenile Code (Chapter 7B) Revisions Summary

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: Juvenile Law Update Cases & Proposed Legislation

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: Child Support Witness--State by State

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: Motion to Close Courtroom

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: Remote Video Testimony--Brief

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: Qualifying Children to Take the Oath: Materials for Interviewing Professionals

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: Form Letter to Therapist re: CCTV

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: Form Child Witness Pre-Trial Motions

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: Hinnant and Hearsay Materials, Winter 2013

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: Hinnant & Hearsay: Getting a Child’s Out of Court Statements into Evidence

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Blog post: Can the Board Go Into a Closed Session to Deliberate a Quasi-Judicial Decision?

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - 3:28pm

Blog post: “Employment at Will” vs. “Right to Work”

Tuesday, January 8, 2013 - 3:34pm

Blog post: Which City and County Ordinances Apply in the ETJ?

Thursday, January 3, 2013 - 10:57am

Book: Recruitment and Selection Law for Local Government Employers (eBook)

Tuesday, January 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: Juvenile Law update: Selected Cases (2012-2013)

Tuesday, January 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: Reinventing Your Practice: Less Stress - More Vibrancy

Tuesday, January 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Course material: 2013 Social Services Attorneys' Winter Conference Agenda

Tuesday, January 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Legal summary: Case Law on Local Rules

Tuesday, January 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Blog post: “Bah, Humbug” Gamers Say: Video Sweepstakes Statute Upheld

Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 3:40pm

Blog post: Did the NC Supreme Court put cash economic development incentives in jeopardy?

Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 1:37pm

Blog post: Questioning an Employee about Possibly Criminal Conduct

Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 3:31pm

Bulletin: Criminal versus Civil Enforcement of Local Ordinances-What's the Difference?

Saturday, December 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: Consolidated Human Services Agencies and the NC Local Health Department Accreditation Program

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 6:34am

Blog post: Are Security Videos Public Records?

Friday, November 16, 2012 - 9:56am

Blog post: Who says I can’t rezone my rezoning?

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 3:33pm

Blog post: A Conditional What? Clarifying Some Confusing Zoning Terminology

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - 4:16pm

Blog post: Bad Employee? Suggest He Resign?

Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 4:47pm

Legal summary: Public Access to North Carolina Court Records

Thursday, November 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Legal summary: Limiting Comments On and Reporting About North Carolina Proceedings

Thursday, November 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Legal summary: Gatekeeper Orders (Pre-Filing Injunctions)

Thursday, November 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Legal summary: Free Speech Rights in Court

Thursday, November 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Legal summary: Closing Court Proceedings in North Carolina

Thursday, November 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: Is North Carolina a Dillon’s Rule State?

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 12:26pm

Blog post: How Should Local Health Departments Respond to Requests for Medical Records for the Deferred Action Immigration Program?

Friday, October 19, 2012 - 7:55am

Blog post: School Impact Fees and Development Regulations: Another Round

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 3:22pm

Blog post: Quasi-Judicial Zoning Decisions and Property Values: Whose Opinion Counts?

Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 12:02pm

Blog post: Confidentiality of Applicants’ Names

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 5:15pm

Blog post: Local Transportation Planning Groups Now Covered under the State Ethics Act – What Does This Mean For Them?

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 2:07pm

Blog post: Recent Developments in Organization and Governance of Local Human Services Agencies

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - 4:39pm

Blog post: Local government assistance for a real estate development project—without making a grant

Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 11:17am

Blog post: When Can a Biased Elected Official Participate in a Zoning Decision?

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 5:21pm

Book: Real Estate and North Carolina Law: A Resident’s Primer

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: State-County Special Assistance Program – What Might the Future Hold?

Friday, August 31, 2012 - 11:22am

Blog post: What is the Territorial Jurisdiction of a Board of Health Rule Regulating Smoking?

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 - 12:20pm

Blog post: Can We Consider Ownership in a Zoning Decision?

Tuesday, August 14, 2012 - 12:11pm

Blog post: Organization and Governance of Social Services: New Options for Counties

Friday, August 10, 2012 - 10:06am

Blog post: Do We Have to Advertise This Position?

Tuesday, August 7, 2012 - 4:20pm

Blog post: Ethics and Employee Email

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 2:51pm

Course material: Public Records in North Carolina

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: Attorney-Client Communications (PDF of Powerpoint Slides)

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: Public Records Law Blog Posts

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: Closed Session Minutes and General Accounts Under the Public Records Law

Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 4:39pm

Blog post: Can We Continue this Zoning Hearing?

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 5:19pm

Bulletin: Are There Limits on the Size of Penalties to Enforce Local Government Ordinances?

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: Organization and Governance of Local Human Services Agencies: Summary of S.L. 2012‐126 (H 438)

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: 2012 Legislation – Juvenile Law

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: Foster Care Transmittal Form

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: Location and Paternity Determination

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: The Intersection of IV-D & Child Welfare

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: Engaging Fathers

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: Juvenile Law Update

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: Juvenile Law Update: February-June 2012

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: Responsible Individual List (RIL) Refresher

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: NC Lawyer Assistance Program

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: Mental Health PowerPoint

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: Voir dire Handouts

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: Expert Testimony

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: Expert Witness Outline

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: 2012 Social Services Attorneys' Summer Conference Agenda

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: Two Implications of the Supreme Court’s Health Care Decision for North Carolina

Friday, June 29, 2012 - 12:40pm

Blog post: Changes in Store for Public Guardians?

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 4:42pm

Blog post: County Commissioners and Local Boards of Health: What Would Pending Legislation Allow, and What Would it Mean?

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 2:59pm

Blog post: Who is an owner “of record” to be served with complaints and orders under NC minimum housing codes?

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 11:05am

Blog post: Can Time Limits be Imposed on Speakers at a Zoning Hearing?

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 12:44pm

Bulletin: Amendment One, North Carolina Public Employers, and Domestic Partner Benefits

Friday, June 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Bulletin: Access to Court Records in North Carolina and Judicial Privilege

Friday, June 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: Consolidated Human Services Agencies

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 3:34pm

Blog post: Can a Group Home be Zoned Out of the Neighborhood?

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 4:00pm

Bulletin: Civil Penalties for Ordinance Violations -- Specific or Variable? by David M. Lawrence, May 2012. View online.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Legal summary: Some Legal Issues in the Management of High Profile Trials

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: Outsourcing Local Government Communications: Implications of the Federal Stored Communications Act

Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 6:41pm

Blog post: A Road Trip, a Parking Lot Conversation, and a Site Visit: Are These Illegal Meetings?

Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 5:30pm

Blog post: Boards of Social Services and Fraud Investigations

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 4:11pm

Blog post: Land Use Regulation of Internet Sweepstakes Cafes

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 11:39am

Blog post: Zoning Ordinance Amendments and Plan Consistency Statements

Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 12:53pm

Blog post: Governmental Employees and Religious Email Sign-offs

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 3:09pm

Course material: A Road Trip, a Parking Lot Conversation, and a Site Visit: Are These Illegal Meetings?

Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: Dealing With Massive Public Records Requests

Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 12:15pm

Blog post: Query That! Public Records Requirements Regarding Database Queries

Monday, March 26, 2012 - 3:22pm

Blog post: Targeting Troubled Neighborhoods for Housing Code Inspections

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 11:20am

Blog post: Does the County Have to Comply with City Zoning?

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 2:41pm

Blog post: Form, Format, and Medium: How Must Electronic Records Be Provided?

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 3:25pm

Blog post: Draft Records Under the Public Records Law

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 6:03pm

Blog post: Can I Be Heard? Who Gets to Speak at a Hearing on a Quasi-judicial Matter?

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 4:23pm

Blog post: Building Occupancy and Turning on the Juice

Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 4:36pm

Blog post: Board Member Financial Interest: Mapping the Points on the Continuum

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 4:30pm

Book: Fundamentals of Property Tax Collection Law in North Carolina

Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: Tolling Ends, But Permit Extension Law Leaves Many Approvals in Place

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 5:33pm

Blog post: Canceling and Rescheduling Meetings

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 7:55am

Tool: Legislative Reporting Service Daily Bulletin Online

Sunday, January 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Legal summary: Recommended Local Rule on Sealing Warrants

Sunday, January 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: Ensuring Local Policy Complies with New Residential Inspections Law

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 10:52am

Blog post: Preoccupied with Occupancy Certificates: Part I

Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 5:29pm

Bulletin: Third-Party Beneficiaries of Contracts Entered into by Local Governments

Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 12:00am

Blog post: Open Meetings and the Public’s Right to Speak

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 4:52pm

Blog post: Can Offensive Commercial Signs Be Prohibited?

Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 12:51pm

Blog post: Texting While Meeting: Is it Illegal for Local Government Officials?

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 3:37pm

Course material: Open Meetings and the Public’s Right to Speak

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 12:00am

Blog post: Reporting Patient Injuries to Law Enforcement: It’s Not Just Gunshot Wounds

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 1:45pm

Blog post: Signs of the Times: The Regulation of Political Signs

Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 4:02pm

Blog post: Court Does Not Have Authority to Grant Public Access to Personnel Records

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 2:57pm

Blog post: Is a Local Government Required to Approve an Amendment to a Previously Approved Project?

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 2:34pm

Blog post: Are Cell Phone Bills Public Records?

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 12:04pm

Blog post: Minimum Housing: A Way Around Residential Inspection Limits?

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 12:48pm

Blog post: Metadata, E-Discovery, and E-Public Records in North Carolina

Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 10:02am

Blog post: What If a Proposed Rezoning Is Inconsistent With Our Plan?

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 1:55pm

Blog post: 911 Calls and Protecting the Natural Voice – Mandatory or Optional?

Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 10:14am

Blog post: Employers, GINA, and Family Medical History

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 4:14pm

Bulletin: Attorney Fee Provisions in North Carolina Contracts

Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 12:00am

Blog post: Public Records Law and the Tax Office

Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 1:59pm

Blog post: Local Governments and the Special Status of Bona Fide Farms

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 3:46pm

Blog post: The New Law of Self Defense?

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 11:52am

Blog post: Is the Mayor Doing Her Job or Improperly Receiving Evidence?

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 7:00am

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