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Article Index » north carolina: 10 Most Recent Articles Report Link North Carolina eAuthority.Ogletree Deakins - October 26, 2009 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. Report Link New Minimum Wage Mandates New Posting Requirement in North Carolina (pdf).Ogletree Deakins - January 31, 2007 Effective January 1, 2007, the minimum wage in North Carolina increase to $6.15 an hour. Report Link Filing EEOC Charge Precludes Complaint Under North Carolina Disability Law.Ford & Harrison LLP - November 07, 2006 In a case handled by Ford & Harrison attorneys Wade Ballard and David Tyner, an appeals court in North Carolina has held that an individual cannot file a complaint in state court under North Carolina’s disability law if that person has filed a charge under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). See Bowling v. Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital (Oct. 17, 2006). The decision in this case is the first time an appeals court has specifically addressed the issue of whether the filing of an administrative charge precludes the filing of a state court claim under the North Carolina Disabilities Act (NCDA). Report Link Ashville hotel manager not entitled to overtime pay (pdf).Ogletree Deakins - September 12, 2006 Employee's primary duties or managerial, not manual. Report Link North Carolina minimum wage to increase to $6.15.Ogletree Deakins - September 12, 2006 New law takes effect on January 1, 2007. Report Link North Carolina Raises Minimum Wage.Jackson Lewis LLP - July 17, 2006 North Carolina Governor Mike Easley has signed into law a $1 increase in the state minimum wage. The new law, which goes into effect January 1, 2007, requires all employers in the state to pay employees at least $6.15 per hour. An estimated 139,000 North Carolina workers will receive automatic wage increases as a result of the measure. Report Link North Carolina Legislature Takes Aim At Identity Theft (pdf).Ogletree Deakins - February 27, 2006 The Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) recently named identity theft as
the fastest growing crime in the nation.
North Carolina has responded to this
threat by enacting the North Carolina
Identity Theft Protection Act (ITPA).
The ITPA applies to all companies located
or doing business in North Carolina
and went into substantial effect on
December 1, 2005. Report Link North Carolina Restaurant Manager's Unemployment Claim Fails (pdf).Ogletree Deakins - June 03, 2005 The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently held that a restaurant manager who was discharged for giving her key to another employee was not eligible to receive unemployment benefits. According to the court, the employee’s actions constituted “misconduct” under the state’s Unemployment Compensation Act.
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