Greensboro Legal Blog
Ensuring that your office internship is legal
Businesses often use interns, and these ideally are win-win partnerships. On the one hand, the inexperienced worker gains valuable hands-on experience by working in a professional environment. On the other hand, the company gets an influx of fresh ideas from the...
HIPAA has detailed regulations for sharing medical information
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services created protections for individuals’ electronically stored personal health information (PHI). These are mandatory guidelines through the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that include...
Estate planning for blended families
Families where at least one parent was previously married can offer unique challenges when creating or updating an estate plan. Not only can financial issues become more sophisticated, but there may also be challenges in determining how to divide assets that have a...
Should you choose an LLC as your business structure?
Limited liability companies (LLCs), have significant advantages over the default option for business organization, which is a sole proprietorship. The primary advantages are pass-through taxation and limitations on liability. Pass-through taxation treats the profits...
Are healthcare providers at legal risk for prescribing opioids?
A hospital in another state has agreed to pay a fine of $400,000 plus over $77,000 in investigation costs after the State Board of Pharmacy found excessive painkiller doses prescribed to dozens of patients who subsequently died. In addition, its operational license...
Change coming after ProPublica shows fake doctors billing insurance
Earlier this year, the nonprofit investigative newsroom ProPublica published an investigation into a “gaping loophole” in health care law. ProPublica highlighted the story of a Texas personal trainer with a felony conviction who simply lied to the government when he...
Who’s getting sued over the coronavirus?
It was bound to happen. Someone was bound to file a lawsuit over someone else’s response to the coronavirus or COVID-19. The American Airlines pilots’ union sued the carrier in order to get it to stop serving China during the outbreak. Meanwhile, the city of Costa...
What types of assets go through probate?
As you know, probate – or “estate administration,” as it is called in North Carolina – is the process for legally transferring a deceased person’s property and assets to their heirs and beneficiaries. Generally, the court authorizes a personal representative of the...
How could a special needs trust help my disabled loved one?
When a loved one has a disability that keeps them from working, they may need to rely on Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid, housing assistance or other programs in order to survive. Unfortunately, the eligibility requirements for these programs are strict,...
How should you go about setting up a pet trust?
According to the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, 68% of American households contain a pet. Yet, very few pet owners account for their furry friends in their estate plans. If you own a pet, TIAA warns against making this mistake. If you fail to...