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North Carolina

Smithfield lawsuit against UFCW gets green light

03/01/2008
A federal judge has given the go-ahead to Smithfield Foods’ racketeering lawsuit against the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), but cautioned Smithfield that to succeed, it will have to specifically allege how the union will profit from its actions …

Undocumented workers jailed

03/01/2008
Three illegal immigrant workers arrested in a raid at Smithfield Foods’ Tar Heel packing plant have been sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment, followed by deportation. All three pleaded guilty to fraud and misuse of documents …

Raleigh’s Golden Corral faces sexual harassment suit

03/01/2008
Four former employees are suing Raleigh-based Golden Corral Corporation for sexual harassment they say they endured while working in a restaurant in Port Richey, Fla. The plaintiffs, two men and two women, claim they were repeatedly sexually harassed by three male workers, including an associate manager …

Henredon Furniture to pay $465,000 for racial harassment

03/01/2008
The EEOC has settled a lawsuit with Henredon Furniture Industries for $465,000 over harassment endured by black workers at its High Point manufacturing plant …

N.C. employers named to Fortune’s ‘Best to work for’ list

03/01/2008
Fortune magazine recently published its 2008 list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and five North Carolina employers made the list …

Problems with obtaining FMLA and wage-and-Hour releases

03/01/2008
There are many reasons why employers need to obtain releases of liability and of potential claims from their employees from time to time. But in some circumstances in North Carolina, it may be difficult—or even impossible—to get a valid release from an employee. Wage-and-hour claims and FMLA claims present possible traps for uninformed employers …

Employer responsibilities when subpoena demands personnel files

03/01/2008
Q. What should the employer do when an employee’s personnel file is subpoenaed? …

Recouping training costs when workers leave

03/01/2008
Q. It costs a lot to train new employees, so naturally we are upset when those employees leave. They benefit from the training, and we are out the cost. Can we recover training costs if an employee leaves? …

Can we mandate direct deposit?

03/01/2008
Q. We’d like to get away from paper payroll checks. May an employer require employees to receive wage payments by direct deposit only? …

How long must we retain the records on former employees?

03/01/2008
Q. We’re drowning in paper and have pretty high turnover. That means we keep records for lots of former employees. How long is an employer required to keep employment records and notices under state law? …