A severance agreement is a lump sum of money that’s paid out to an employee when a company terminates them. What sets severance pay apart from normal wages is that an employee doesn’t receive it because of the work that they have performed. Instead, it’s a sum that’s...
If you’ve inherited items that you don’t want, one of the first important realizations that you can make is that you don’t need items to remember a person. A person is not defined by the things that they own. They’re defined by their personality, their actions, and...
Hi, Chris Wilms here from Hopler, Wilms & Hanna. As attorneys in the RTP area, of course we heard about the massive layoff affecting our families, friends, and neighbors. We thought it might be a good idea to talk about severance agreements, something that might...
Hurricane Matthew has been devastating for North Carolina. At the time of this, water’s still rising, the death toll is still ticking upward, and the energy companies are still struggling to restore power to many. When the waters do finally recede from this atrocity,...
Many people may be hesitant to talk about death with young children. It’s a difficult subject and it’s one that we may not want to broach with someone who hasn’t even started school yet. However, death is an inescapable part of life, and it’s important that children...
On May 18, 2016, the Department of Labor finalized major revisions to overtime laws to modernize the rules for fair pay. Currently, employees making less than $455 per week ($23,660.00 per year) are eligible for overtime pay. Also, at present under the Fair Labor...
Hurricane Matthew has been devastating for North Carolina. At the time of writing, waters are still rising in eastern towns of Kinston, Goldsboro, and Greenville, the death toll is still ticking upward, and the energy companies are still struggling to restore power...
“It went the way it had to, the way it was always going to.” – Tyreese, Walking Dead “Beth wanted to get him here. She wanted to get him back home. This was for her. And it could have been for us, too.” – Rick Grimes, Walking Dead (Rick musing on why he...
With its year around outdoor weather, Raleigh is a great city to raise children in. There’s always something to do outside and there are lots of museums and other indoor activities as well. Regardless of how old your kids are or what their interests are, there’s bound...
Traditional North Carolina laws that barred a spouse from being disinherited were designed to protect widowed woman from having to depend on government subsidies. Laws sought to ensure that even if a spouse was not included in the original will, they would still be...
