Kemp Mosley Selected to Legal Elite 2026

Narron Wenzel, P.A. is pleased to announce that firm partner Kemp Mosley has been selected to Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite 2026 in the category of Tax & Estate Planning.

Kemp Mosley Named 2025 Super Lawyer

Narron Wenzel, P.A. is pleased to announce that attorney Kemp Mosley has been selected to the 2025 Super Lawyers list, a prestigious recognition that highlights outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

Highway 55 Restaurants Bankruptcy: Landlord Rights

Little Mint, Inc., a North Carolina company that operates restaurants under the name “Highway 55,” filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 31, 2024, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. This is likely to create much uncertainty for the landlords who own the buildings where these restaurants are located. In fact, Highway 55 has already filed a motion to reject (terminate early) some 24 leases, and more closings and rejections are likely to follow.

Major Shakeup in Federal Overtime Rules

Everything old is new again.  Bottom line up top, the salary threshold for the overtime exemptions applicable to executive, administrative, and professional employees is now back to $684 per week, $35,568 per year.  This was the rule established by the United States Department of Labor (DOL) prior to July 1, 2024.  As of November 15, 2024, it is the rule again.