Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo, L.L.P.

Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo, L.L.P. has offices in Charlotte, Raleigh and Wilmington, North Carolina; and Columbia, South Carolina. Our attorneys are licensed to practice in North and South Carolina at all state and federal levels. We provide comprehensive representation in the following legal forums: District and Superior Courts, the North Carolina Industrial Commission, the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission, the United States Western, Middle and Eastern District Courts of North Carolina, the United States District Court of South Carolina and the United States Fourth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals.

North Carolina Supreme Court: Voluntary Retirement Forfeits Unemployment
Jeremy A. Stephenson, October 1, 2009
On August 28, 2009, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled in a case of first impression that an employee's acceptance of voluntary early retirement forfeits the employee's right to unemployment benefits under the North Carolina Employment Security Code. Carolina Power & Light Company vs....

'Tis the Season--Beware of Employer Liability at Office Holiday Parties
Jeremy A. Stephenson, Phillip Florence, Benton L. Toups, Jennifer S. Jerzak, Elizabeth Martineau, November 29, 2009
This is the time of year when many employers are scheduling office holiday parties to reward hardworking employees for a good year.

Social Security Administration "No Match" Letters--How Can Employers Handle Them?
Jeremy A. Stephenson, Phillip Florence, Benton L. Toups, Jennifer S. Jerzak, Elizabeth Martineau, November 29, 2009
Every year employers send the Social Security Administration (SSA) millions of W-2's identifying employees and Social Security withholdings.