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Nonprofit organizations are subject to both state and federal employment laws and regulations. The past few months have brought a landslide of new legislation, guidance, and orders from our federal, state and local governments that are heavily impacting the workplace.

It is settled that even an ultra-contingent equitable interest incident to a trust relationship is a property right, not a mere expectancy. See generally §5.1 of Loring and Rounds: A Trustee’s Handbook (2020) (the contingent equitable property interest versus the expectancy).

On June 19, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released guidance (Notice 2020-50) clarifying many aspects of the retirement plan withdrawal and loan relief provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”).

Amid these unusual times, everybody has on their minds the ripple effects of COVID-19 because we know it has infected everything. Divorcing individuals are not immune.

On June 23, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) upheld an employer's right to unilaterally discipline employees without any obligation to bargain about the decision with a newly-elected union if the parties have not yet entered into a collective bargaining agreement ("CBA").

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has recently provided additional guidance and instructions in connection with the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

The General Assembly wrapped up the majority of its work for the 2020 short session last week in the early hours of Friday morning. The adjournment resolution has the Legislature adjourning on July 11, 2020, and returning to Raleigh on September 2, 2020.

Agriculture - WLOS: Veterans Healing Farm awarded grant to upgrade grounds for families - A Henderson County non-profit has been awarded a grant through Carolina Farm Credit’s Corporate Mission Fund to improve and upgrade facilities to include a more family-friendly atmosphere....<BR />By

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