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Marijuana, Hemp, and CBD – Frequently Asked Questions
The legality is marijuana is currently a hot topic and important question. Although North Carolina remains hesitant to reform, various states have implemented wide ranging legalization laws. Additionally, federal legalization was proposed in the US House for the first...
Three Dysart Willis Houchin & Hubbard Attorneys Named to the 2021 North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
We are pleased to announce that three Dysart Willis Houchin & Hubbard attorneys have been selected to the 2021 North Carolina Super Lawyers and 2021 North Carolina Rising Stars lists. These are exclusive recognitions, selecting no more than five percent of...
DOJ Targets Wage-Fixing and No-Poach Agreements that Violate Antitrust Laws
In recent weeks, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division, announced prosecutions into wage-fixing and no-poach agreements in Texas federal courts. These criminal investigations reveal an emphasis by the Antitrust Division to combat collusion in...
Drug Tax: Frequently Asked Questions About North Carolina Unauthorized Substance Tax Assessments
Unless you happen to be the most tax-conscious drug dealer in the world, you may be unfamiliar that the North Carolina Department of Revenue taxes the sale or possession of unauthorized substances. The same way sales taxes are levied by the State, if you are caught...
Dysart Willis Houchin & Hubbard Attorney Meredith Pace Elected Bar Secretary and Receives President’s Award
We are pleased to announce that Dysart Willis Houchin & Hubbard Associate Attorney, Meredith Pace, was elected Secretary of the Tenth Judicial District Bar and Wake County Bar Association, beginning January 2021. Ms. Pace was also a recipient of the Tenth Judicial...
UPDATE: Civil Penalties from the North Carolina Industrial Commission
NOTE: Updated December 2020. Despite businesses across North Carolina experiencing financial struggles related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Industrial Commission has continued to aggressively investigate employers without workers' compensation insurance and issuing...
Key Provision of DOJ’s Leniency Program Enacted Into Law
On October 1, 2020, the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Permanent Extension Act (ACPERA) became law, keeping intact the detrebling provision of the Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division’s Leniency Program, which recently ended under its own...
Information Exchange Between Competitors Can Lead to DOJ Scrutiny
As our next presidential election approaches, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division (Division), Criminal Enforcement Section, headed by Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard Powers and Director of Criminal Enforcement Marvin Price, indicated...
Caution: Responding to Antitrust CIDs can be Risky
On September 10, 2020, the Antitrust Division (Division) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the Division has implemented two uniform updates to its Civil Investigative Demand (CID) forms and deposition process. Although CIDs are used by the...
Mask-erade: What Your Business Needs to Know About Governor Cooper’s Executive Order Requiring Face Coverings
On June 24, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper ordered that all North Carolinians wear face coverings in public to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. But it is businesses - not individuals - who are liable if rules are broken. Since June 24, the attorneys at...
DOJ’s Antitrust Division Announces Progress with its Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF)
Recently, the Antitrust Division issued a press release touting the opening of several criminal investigations across the United States involving the government procurement process: “Over a third of the Antitrust Division's open investigations relate to conduct...
Discriminatory Practices in Reopening North Carolina
Last Wednesday, May 20th, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced another step toward the State’s reopening plan and signed a new Executive Order easing restrictions on businesses such as restaurants, salons, pools, day cares, overnight camps, and tattoo parlors....
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