Category: North Carolina
US DOL recovers $330K for workers misclassified as independent contractors by general contractor in North Carolina
The United States Department of Labor announced that it had recovered $330,57 for workers misclassified as independent…
North Carolina Contractor Laws Shield School Board from Special-Needs Transportation Liability
From School Transportation News, Amanda Pampuro discusses a case in North Carolina in which the school district…
Court: Stokes County School Board not liable for disabled student’s sexual assault by van driver.
From the Winston-Salem Journal, Michael Hewlett discusses a case in which a school board was not liable…
New North Carolina Law Provides Mechanism for Prosecuting Worker Misclassification
From JDSupra, Patricia Heyen discusses the new North Carolina law that takes effect December 31, 2017. Patrica writes:…
North Carolina Confronts Misclassification: What Your Organization Needs to Know About the Employee Fair Classification Act
From Lexology, Michael D. McKnight discusses the new North Carolina Employee Fair Classification Act and offers recommendations for…
NC legislature approves law aimed at misclassification of labor
From the News Observer, Lynn Bonner reports on the progress of bill in the North Carolina legislature…
Employee misclassification targeted by bill in NC General Assembly
From the News & Observer, Colin Campbell reports on a bill in the North Carolina legislature…
North Carolina is latest to join Fed’s misclassification fight
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) reports that North Carolina signed an agreement with the United States Department…
NC cracks down on uninsured employers
From the News & Observer, Mandy Locke and David Raynor report that North Carolina’s Industrial Commission is…
Governor McCrory Signs Executive Order to Crack Down on Employee Misclassification
The following is the press release from Governor McCrory’s office announcing the executive order establishing the Employee…
Three US states have already blessed Uber’s independent contractor employment model
From Quartz, Alison Griswold reports that three states — North Carolina, Arkansas and Indiania — have pass laws…
Editorial: State lawmakers keep pressing independent contractor issue
From the Times-News, the editorial board of the Times-News opposes the proposed changes to the laws of…
