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Nine Essex Richards attorneys have been named North Carolina “Super Lawyers” or “Rising Stars” for 2023. Additionally, Essex Richards attorneys Heather Culp and Lauren Lewis were named to the list of Top 50 Women North Carolina Super Lawyers. Heather Culp was also named to the lists of …
Essex Richards, P.A. is pleased to announced that Business North Carolina magazine has named 4 firm attorneys to its 2023 list of “Legal Elite.” In addition to those named to Legal Elite this year, 4 Essex Richards attorneys have previously been named to the Hall of Fame including: retired partner Lou Lesesne …
By: Kristen Finlon According to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the United States officially surpassed one million reported COVID-19 deaths this week. At the same time, employers across the country continue to press forward with returning to operations that are as close as possible …
Essex Richards, P.A. is pleased to announced that Business North Carolina magazine has named 11 firm attorneys to its 2022 list of “Legal Elite.” In addition to those named to Legal Elite this year, 4 Essex Richards attorneys have previously been named to the Hall of Fame including: retired partner Lou Lesesne …
by: Kris Finlon I’ve previously written on the question of whether employers can legally require employees to get a COVID-19 vaccination. However, recent stories in the news have presented a different question: can employers legally prohibit employees from getting vaccinated? Or, for that matter, from …
by: Kris Finlon Getting called into a meeting with your supervisor, or with Human Resources, can be incredibly stressful, especially if you know or suspect that the purpose of the meeting will be a confrontation about your performance, or even a termination of your employment. …
Attorney Kris Finlon was quoted in a WCNC article, “Can a Job Require Workers to Get Vaccinated?” The article covers the topic of if an employer can require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccination. Kris was asked about the legal side of the question – …
by: Kris Finlon As the rates of COVID-19 vaccinations are picking up across the country, it’s probably fair to say that we are all hoping that the vaccinations will help us return to the normal patterns of our lives. Employers and employees alike have begun …
Essex Richards attorney Kris Finlon was featured on the premier episode of the new WFAE podcast (Charlotte’s NPR station), Work It. The Work It podcast covers conversations with people about their relationship with their jobs and how it shapes their view of the world. Each …
Thanks to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more companies are being forced to reduce their workforces. In many cases, employers are offering employees severance agreements, where the employer will agree to pay the employee some amount of money in exchange for a …