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NCDOL recovers record $3.7M in unpaid wages for NC workers
A record-breaking $3.7 million in unpaid wages have been recovered by the North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL) for workers in 89 of the state’s 100 counties.
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NC bill would expand benefit options for independent contractors
House panel advances a bill allowing businesses to help fund benefit accounts for independent contractors without reclassifying them.
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DOT can revisit firing that prompted NC deference ruling
The North Carolina Court of Appeals will allow the state Department of Transportation to revisit a firing that prompted a court ruling gutting agency “deference.”
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Court rules DOT contractor owes no worker’s comp for injured deputy
A split North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that a Department of Transportation contractor does not have to cover part of the bill for a Robeson County deputy sheriff’s roadside injury.
Opinion
Complaint tests law designed to protect NC from bad cops
A former Roxboro police officer challenges a 2021 law that effectively ended his career.
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Appeals Court rejects fired Swain elections director’s lawsuit
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling against a former Swain County elections director. Judy Allman had argued that state and county elections officials violated her rights when she was fired in 2023.
Opinion
Make employee benefits more portable
Nearly a million North Carolinians work as independent contractors or own their own businesses. They do so for a variety of reasons, but many are parents or caregivers who need control over their own schedules so they can better balance their work and family obligations. Thanks in part to advancements in computer and communications technology,...
Opinion
NC’s right-to-work laws protect workers
Right-to-work laws uphold for workers the simple but precious freedom of association.
News
Labor dept recovers over $2.5M in unpaid wages for workers
NC Labor Commissioner Luke Farley has announced that his department has recovered more than $2.5 million in unpaid wages for workers across the state over the last fiscal year.
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Discrimination lawsuit against NC Symphony dismissed
Three former employees have dropped their lawsuit against the North Carolina Symphony. They had accused the Symphony of firing them in 2022 because of their refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Top NC court to decide whether DOT contractor must help pay for deputy’s injuries
The North Carolina Supreme Court will decide in the months ahead whether a contractor working for the state Department of Transportation must foot part of the bill for a deputy sheriff’s roadside injury.
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NCGA legislation threatens right-to-work protections
Ratified on March 18, 1947, North Carolina’s right-to-work law is a part of the General Statutes. The measure outlawed requiring union membership as a condition of hiring or of continued employment. It bans the idea of a “closed shop,” in which union membership is a necessary part of getting and keeping a job.
