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North Carolina

No interest penalty after resolving workers’ comp dispute

12/31/2008

Sometimes, it’s unclear whether an employee’s medical bills are related to a workplace injury. Now there’s a bit of good news if you wind up having to cover those bills.

High bar for retaliation case when someone else is victim

12/31/2008

Sometimes, employees don’t have enough information to judge whether something they observe at work is discrimination—or a legitimate management action.

Employee sues Camp Lejeune for nixing anti-Muslim decals

12/31/2008

A retired Marine who is a civilian employee at Camp Lejeune is suing the Marine Corps base for demanding that he remove anti-Muslim stickers from his car. Officials asked Jesse Nieto, whose son was a victim of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen, to remove a decal…

Charlotte-Meck teachers disciplined for Facebook postings

12/31/2008

Offensive postings on the social networking web site Facebook led the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) to fire one employee and discipline seven others.

Justice Department sues judge, courts for USERRA violations

12/31/2008

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit accusing the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts and N.C. Superior Court Judge Jerry Braswell of violating former Magistrate James Myles’ rights under USERRA.

BoA plays role of savior in Chicago protest bailout

12/31/2008

When workers at Republic Windows & Doors in Chicago were given three days’ notice in December that the plant was closing, they staged a sit-in at the shuttered factory to demand severance pay and benefits. Republic told employees that Bank of America had canceled its financing …

A matter of trust: 4 ways to defend against employee disloyalty

12/31/2008

North Carolina, like many states, recognizes that employees owe a certain level of duty to their employers. However, the North Carolina Supreme Court has specifically rejected any independent liability for breaching such duty.

Can handbooks destroy at-will employment?

12/31/2008

Q. Our company has an employee handbook. One of our employees has stated that this creates an employment contract and that he is no longer an at-will employee. Is this correct?

Are we liable for accidents caused by cell phone use in company vehicles?

12/31/2008

Q. If our employee has an accident while talking on a cell phone in a company car, is the company liable to the injured party?

Worker’s hour count is off—Now what?

12/31/2008

Q. We do not believe that one of our employees is keeping accurate time records of her work. Can we pay her what we believe she worked instead of what her time records show?