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North Carolina

Survey on surveys: Act on what you learn

07/25/2008
Roughly 56% of U.S. companies conduct employee surveys, but nearly half fail to act on their employees’ suggestions, according to a survey by the Opinion Research Corporation …

4 supervisors arrested after ICE raids S.C. poultry plant

07/25/2008
Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested four supervisors at the House of Raeford Farms poultry plant in Greenville, S.C. …

States settle deceptive practices lawsuit against Express Scripts

07/25/2008
Pharmacy benefits management giant Express Scripts Inc., has agreed to pay $9.5 million to 28 states, including North Carolina, to settle lawsuits alleging deceptive business practices ..

You could be personally liable for injuries under N.C. workers’ comp law

07/25/2008
On-the-job injuries generally are covered by the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act and the required workers’ compensation insurance. That means employers are not liable for negligence, and that employees receive benefits under the act whether or not their employers were negligent and whether or not the employees were contributorily negligent. But in certain cases the employer and its managers—as well as co-workers—can be liable for certain workplace injuries …

What to do when employee is caught stealing

07/25/2008
Q. While a manager at one of our locations was on vacation, we performed an audit of her books and discovered that she had written unauthorized checks to herself totaling $25,000. We intend to confront her and terminate her. What else should we do? …

We overpaid! Can we get the money back?

07/25/2008
Q. My company accidentally overpaid two employees last pay period. How may we recoup that overpayment? …

OK to refuse to pay unauthorized overtime?

07/25/2008
Q. We have a company policy forbidding unauthorized overtime in a workweek. May I refuse to pay overtime to an employee who works overtime without authorization? …

What’s wrong with letting an employee ‘Resign’ instead of firing him?

07/25/2008
Q. I have an employee in my department who was involved in a fight at work. He has asked to be allowed to resign rather than be terminated. I like this guy. Should I let him do this? …

Can FMLA leave run concurrent with workers’ comp?

07/25/2008
Q. May I treat as being on FMLA leave an employee who is absent with an injury covered by workers’ compensation? …

List all recent problems when citing reasons for firing

07/01/2008
Even when an employee has been performing poorly for some time, it’s tempting to cite just the latest problem as the reason for termination. But if you list just one firing offense, you run the risk that the employee might prove the discharge reason you used is false. That could give her a chance to take her case to a jury …