Garrett, Walker and Aycoth’s own Chad Garrett moderated the prestigious 2014 Annual Review CLE (continuing legal education) at the Grandover Resort on October 10th. The review included federal and state …
Part-Time Employee Benefits Cut at Wal-Mart
Part-Time Employees at Wal-Mart are going to lose their health benefits as of Jan. 1, 2015. This decision is right on board with several other companies including Target, and Home Depot …
New Employee Opportunities
Greensboro personal injury lawyer Thomas Built Buses is asking for incentives as it plans an expansion which would create 236 jobs and involve an investment of $10.5 Million on the …
Hewlett-Packard Splitting Effects Employees
Hewlett-Packard is going to separate its Computer Business from its Printer Business as part of a restructuring program to boost the company. The dilemma is that HP has had to …
Diversity Fellowship Program violates Employment Discrimination Laws
Columbia University’s BuzzFeed created a Diversity Fellowship Program in order to bring Investigative Journalists of various backgrounds to work for the Publication. The dilemma is that as a fellowship, this …
Amazon Employees want to be Paid for Time Spent Waiting in Security Line
Amazon has created an intricate security system to cut down on Employee theft. Employees are required to walk through Security Checkpoints after their shifts. These Security Lines can take almost …
Oakland Cheerleaders Lawsuit Against Raiders Brings $1.25 Million
The cheerleaders for the Oakland Raiders, the Raiderettes, filled a lawsuit in January against their Employer because the team failed to pay them for all of the time they worked, …
False Time Sheets leads to UNCG Firing Employees & Felonies
Three UNCG employees in the University Relations Department have lost their jobs and now face up to 8 months in prison if convicted of Obtaining Property by False Pretenses. Two …
Business Collection Company turns out to be Huge Scheme
Small Business Owners have had an extremely difficult time given the state of the current economy. It’s of no Surprise that these Small Businesses sought out Collection Companies to help …
WOMAN SUES DISNEY FOR “STEALING” HER LIFE STORY IN THE BLOCKBUSTER “FROZEN”
“Frozen,” a billion dollar Disney animated blockbuster, is the subject of a lawsuit against Walt Disney Company claiming that the hit film stole directly from her real life story. Isabella …