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Welcome to the April issue of North Carolina Lawyers Weekly. In the pages that follow you’ll see how we’re continuing to improve our new magazine format, with increased coverage of court decisions, verdicts and settlements, and legal news of importance to North Carolina attorneys. This month we are featuring a cover story that explores the concerns the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and local employers are raising about potential workplace discrimination resulting from the increased use of artificial intelligence, analysis of two recent 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decisions, and a profile of the current North Carolina Advocates for Justice president, along with coverage of verdicts and settlements and the top opinions of the month.

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