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NC lawmakers probe surge in autism therapy costs
State lawmakers question rising autism therapy costs as audit, federal scrutiny, and lawsuit raise concerns over oversight and access in NC Medicaid.
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Judge rejects Perdue Farms’ NC-based suits against US Labor Department
A federal judge has dismissed lawsuits Perdue Farms filed against the US Labor Department to block whistleblower proceedings involving two Robeson County poultry farmers.
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The new elevator guy? Farley unveils new elevator inspection certificate and his policy priorities
North Carolina Labor Commissioner Luke Farley unveiled the new elevator inspection certificate with his picture and signature Wednesday morning at the Department of Labor. In an exclusive interview with Carolina Journal, he explained that the certificate holds significance as one of his campaign promises to North Carolinians.
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Judge rejects Perdue Farms’ request to block NC whistleblower complaints
A federal judge has rejected Perdue Farms’ request for an injunction blocking federal labor officials from hearing a whistleblower complaint from Robeson County originally filed 10 years ago. US District Judge Terrence Boyle issued an order Tuesday denying Perdue’s motion for an injunction against the US Department of Labor and poultry farmer Craig Watts.
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Cherie Berry endorses Luke Farley for Labor Commissioner
Cherie Berry, the longest-serving Labor Commissioner in North Carolina history, has endorsed Luke Farley, R-Wake, for her old job. The news comes a week after incumbent Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson endorsed Rep. Jon Hardister, R-Guilford, in his bid for the office. Berry, also a Republican, was first elected as Labor Commissioner in 2000 and served until 2021....
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N.C. hospital suspends hundreds of healthcare workers without pay amid vaccine mandate
Winston-Salem based Novant Health has suspended more than 300 employees effective this week for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine. According to a press release from the hospital system, those who have not either had one dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine or a first dose of Moderna or Pfizer will not be allowed to...
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YouthBuild offers at-risk teens a chance at a bright future
Eighteen-year-old Ja’Nasi Little has been out of school since the eighth grade, but he got his high school diploma this month. He attributes the accomplishment to hard work, perseverance, and the guiding hand of Bull City YouthBuild. Bull City YouthBuild, in Durham’s Golden Belt Building, is a place for at-risk youth to learn the skills...
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Berry, Meeker offer contrasting views of labor regulation
Former Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker, a Democrat, says if he is elected state labor commissioner he would pursue businesses committing safety, wage, and benefit violations aggressively, filing lawsuits if he must. Republican incumbent Cherie Berry counters that adversarial relations harm the state economically when other methods are available to solve disputes. “My opponent thinks I...
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Three GOP Long Shots Try To Unseat Incumbent Burr
Larry Holmquist can remember the time he decided to wage his first political campaign and challenge two-term Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr in the March 15 primary. “It was Sept. 27, 2013, and it was at 2 o’clock that afternoon” while he was driving from his home in Greensboro to Florida to meet his mother after his aunt...
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After Myrick’s Retirement, Candidates Jockey for Position (Part 2)
RALEIGH — Ten candidates are lined up to seek the Republican nomination in the 9th Congressional District, and each is trying to distuinquish himself during the weeks leading up to North Carolina’s May 8 primary.
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U.S. Labor Department Fixes Enforcement Sights on the Hospitality Industry
RALEIGH — The unemployment rate in North Carolina and around the country may be flirting with double digits, but that isn’t preventing the U.S. Department of Labor from tight enforcement of employment laws.
