http://www.elinfonet.com/starticles/34 Articles discussing workplace law in North Carolina. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:02:21 EST en-us http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3645 Article: 3645 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Employment in North and South Carolina is at-will, which generally means an employer can terminate an employee at any time without notice. However, both states have long-recognized exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine, including provisions that an employee cannot be discharged for reasons that contravene the “public policy” of the state. Although courts in North and South Carolina generally construe public policy wrongful termination claims narrowly, at least one recent court decision has signaled a willingness to broaden the scope of such claims, potentially exposing employers to more lawsuits by terminated employees. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3641 Article: 3641 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) This June, North Carolina Gov. Beverly E. Perdue signed into law the first significant reforms to the state Workers' Compensation Act since 1994. The changes have received a "thumb's up" from the state Chamber of Commerce because they are positive for employers. Some of the changes are effective immediately, and others apply to workers' compensation claims that arise after the effective date. The following is a summary. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3539 Article: 3539 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The Tarheel State has just joined the growing list of states requiring that employers use E-Verify. The North Carolina law was signed by Governor Bev Perdue on June 23 and requires employers with 25 or more employees to use the federal E-Verify employment verification program for all new hires. The requirements will be phased in for private employers based on their size: http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3532 Article: 3532 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) On June 23, 2011, Governor Beverly Perdue signed a bill into law requiring all cities, all counties, and private employers of a certain size in North Carolina to use the federal government's E-Verify program to verify the work authorization of newly-hired employees. The law is titled, "An Act To Require Counties, Cities, And Employers To Use The Federal E-Verify Program To Verify The Work Authorization Of Newly Hired Employees." North Carolina is one of 17 states, including neighboring Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia, that have some form of E-Verify requirements for employers. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3529 Article: 3529 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue has signed into law HB 36, requiring private employers with at least 25 employees and all counties and cities to use E-Verify to verify the work authorization of newly hired employees. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that allows employers to determine the work eligibility of employees by verifying employees’ information against federal databases. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3517 Article: 3517 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The North Carolina Legislature has passed a bill that requires private employers with more than 25 employees, all counties, and all cities to use the federal E-Verify program to verify the work authorization of newly hired employees. The bill, HB 36, passed on Saturday, June 18, 2011, now goes to Governor Bev Perdue for signature. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2893 Article: 2893 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) North Carolina Bans Texting While Driving; Increased Penalties for Child Labor Violations; Unemployment Benefits; Personal Protective Equipment; At-Will Employment: Court Strengthens Limits on Contracts that Modify At-Will Employment; Wage and Hour: North Carolina�s Wage and Hour Act Does Not Apply to Non-Residents Working Primarily Out of State; Benefits: A Non-ERISA Short-Term Disability Plan Gives Employer Reasonable Discretion to Determine Benefits Eligibility; Unemployment Compensation: North Carolina Supreme Court Finds that Employee Who Accepts Voluntary Retirement Package is Ineligible for Unemployment Benefits; Harassment: Federal Courts Require More from Employer Harassment Investigations; Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Fourth Circuit Clarifies Analysis for Administrative Exemptions. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2288 Article: 2288 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) North Carolina legislators have been attempting to pass similar statutory changes for several years, and the successful passage of the South Carolina law may spur lawmakers forward. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=2081 Article: 2081 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) While agreements in restraint of trade were deemed void against public policy at early English common law, a covenant imposing a reasonable restraint is no longer per se invalid. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=1805 Article: 1805 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Employment laws covering employers in the Carolinas.