North Carolina » Employment Law Information Network https://www.elinfonet.com All Things Labor and Employment Law Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:04:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.elinfonet.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-elin-icon-32x32.jpg North Carolina » Employment Law Information Network https://www.elinfonet.com 32 32 WEBINAR: Workplace Accidents: Is It Really an Accident? https://www.elinfonet.com/webinar-workplace-accidents-is-it-really-an-accident/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:04:52 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=140596 North Carolina Law Expands Workplace Violence Prevention Act to Address Mass Picketing https://www.elinfonet.com/north-carolina-law-expands-workplace-violence-prevention-act-to-address-mass-picketing/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:34:10 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=134275 On July 9, 2025, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein signed legislation (Senate Bill (SB) 311, Session Law 2025-71) that expands the state’s Workplace Violence Prevention Act’s (WVPA) definition of “unlawful conduct” to address certain forms of mass picketing. Employers may now seek civil no-contact orders not only on behalf of

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]]> North Carolina Bill Would Expand Workplace Violence Prevention Act https://www.elinfonet.com/north-carolina-bill-would-expand-workplace-violence-prevention-act/ Tue, 20 May 2025 17:20:03 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=112979 North Carolina’s Senate Bill (SB) 484, sponsored by Senators Timothy Moffitt, Warren Daniel, and Danny Britt, would amend the Workplace Violence Prevention Act by allowing employers to seek restraining orders against “mass picketing” that blocks access to businesses and public roads.

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]]> The North Carolina General Assembly’s 2025 Session: Employment-Related Bills to Watch https://www.elinfonet.com/the-north-carolina-general-assemblys-2025-session-employment-related-bills-to-watch/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:36:48 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=100719 The 2025 session of the North Carolina General Assembly is in full swing. Here is a list of proposed legislation that employers should pay attention to.

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]]> N.C. Supreme Court Rules COVID-19 Shutdown Orders May Invoke Coverage under All-Risk Commercial Property Policies https://www.elinfonet.com/n-c-supreme-court-rules-covid-19-shutdown-orders-may-invoke-coverage-under-all-risk-commercial-property-policies/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:10:52 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=82516 NC Supreme Court Clarifies Requirements for Accessing Causality of Medical Treatment in Workers’ Compensation Cases › https://www.elinfonet.com/nc-supreme-court-clarifies-requirements-for-accessing-causality-of-medical-treatment-in-workers-compensation-cases/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:24:30 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=58286 North Carolina’s Supreme Court has revisited the issue of medical treatment in the context of workers’ compensation

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]]> North Carolina’s New State Budget Makes Changes to Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Bars Local Wage Payment Laws https://www.elinfonet.com/north-carolinas-new-state-budget-makes-changes-to-occupational-safety-and-health-rules-and-bars-local-wage-payment-laws/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:38:31 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=51830 On September 22, 2023, the North Carolina General Assembly approved a budget for the period from July 1, 2023, through June 20, 2025. After its passage, Governor Roy Cooper announced that he would allow the budget to become law without his signature.

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]]> Key Health Care Issues to Track in 2023 in the Carolinas https://www.elinfonet.com/key-health-care-issues-to-track-in-2023-in-the-carolinas/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 13:00:02 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=43339 North Carolina Senate Passes Medical Cannabis Bill https://www.elinfonet.com/north-carolina-senate-passes-medical-cannabis-bill/ Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=36819 On Monday, June 6, 2022, the North Carolina Senate voted on third reading to pass a bill that would allow medical cannabis use in the state. Senate Bill 711 received bipartisan support and passed by a vote of 36-7.

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]]> North Carolina federal court holds it lacks jurisdiction over claims of out-of-state opt-ins https://www.elinfonet.com/north-carolina-federal-court-holds-it-lacks-jurisdiction-over-claims-of-out-of-state-opt-ins/ Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:17:00 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=35539 In the latest court ruling to address personal jurisdiction over out-of-state opt-in plaintiffs in Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions, a federal district court in North Carolina held that it lacked jurisdiction over individuals who did not work for the defendant employer within the state, were not hired in the

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]]> Document Policies 101 [Construction Industry] https://www.elinfonet.com/document-policies-101-construction-industry/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 20:48:02 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=30086 Construction industry players are deluged with documents. 

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]]> North Carolina’s City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Adopt Nondiscrimination Ordinances https://www.elinfonet.com/north-carolinas-city-of-charlotte-and-mecklenburg-county-adopt-nondiscrimination-ordinances/ Tue, 12 Oct 2021 14:17:04 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=30045 Joining a host of communities in North Carolina, the Charlotte City Council has unanimously passed an ordinance to add nondiscrimination protections for sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, familial status, veteran status, pregnancy, and natural hairstyle.

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]]> Promises in Writing: Recent Amendments to North Carolina Wage and Hour Act https://www.elinfonet.com/promises-in-writing-recent-amendments-to-north-carolina-wage-and-hour-act/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 22:37:35 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=28485 North Carolina employers must comply with new wage notification requirements due to amendments to the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act (N.C. Gen. Stat. 95-25.1 et seq.), which went into effect last month.

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]]> Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Clears Senate Hurdle. What Impact Would the Bill Have on North Carolina? https://www.elinfonet.com/infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act-clears-senate-hurdle-what-impact-would-the-bill-have-on-north-carolina/ Mon, 16 Aug 2021 23:28:48 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=28451 On August 10, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) that would make big investments in roads, bridges, ports, airports, electric grids, water systems and broadband.

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]]> North Carolina Modifies Requirements Governing Pay Notice and Final Wages for Separated Employees https://www.elinfonet.com/north-carolina-modifies-requirements-governing-pay-notice-and-final-wages-for-separated-employees/ Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:20:00 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=28157 On July 8, 2021, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill (SB) 208, An Act Making Various Changes to the Labor Laws of North Carolina, which includes changes to the pay notice provisions for employees and payment of final wages to separated employees. The amendments to the North Carolina

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