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NLRB to Speed up Unionizing Elections

January 3rd, 2012
On December 21, The National Labor Relations Board voted 2-1 in favor of new steps to increase the speed of union elections. The Board hopes to keep election and campaign time to less than 21 days. Often, there are long delays to unionizing elections… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: AFL-CIO, Congress, IUOE, Labor and Employment, NLRB, President Obama, Union Elections, Unions

Congress Extends Unemployment Benefits for Two Months

January 2nd, 2012
Shortly before Christmas, House Republicans finally gave in and sensibly agreed to the two-month extension for extended unemployment benefits. When Congress returns after recess, debate will resume on whether to further continue the vitally needed un… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: Congress, DES, Emergency Unemployment Benefits, Extended Benefits, Labor and Employment, North Carolina, President Obama, Unemployment Benefits

NC Court of Appeals' Recent Workers' Compensation Cases

December 28th, 2011
The North Carolina Court of Appeals heard two workers’ compensation cases on appeal and decided them earlier this month. The first, Mehaffey v. Burger King involved a manager at Burger King who suffered a compensable knee injury while at work.… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Appeals, Attendant Care, Case Commentary, Industrial Commission, NC Court of Appeals, Pre-Approval, Seagraves, Suitable Employment, Workers' Compensation

Republicans Still Blocking Extended Unemployment Benefits

December 21st, 2011
The House and Senate still have not come to an agreement on extending unemployment benefits for jobless workers. The federal unemployment provisions for emergency and extended benefits are set to expire during the first week in January. The U.S. Labo… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: Congress, Emergency Unemployment Benefits, Extended Unemployment Benefits, Great Recession, Labor and Employment, Unemployment Benefits

NC COA Examines Public Duty Doctrine

December 21st, 2011
The North Carolina Court of Appeals reversed the decision of the North Carolina Industrial Commission in Ray v. NC Department of Transportation. The case involved the death of a motorist and her passengers in 2002 when an eroded section of pavement c… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions, Results
Tags: Appeals, Briefs, Burton Craige, Case Commentary, Industrial Commission, NC Court of Appeals, NCAJ, North Carolina, Personal Injuries, public duty doctrine, Results

New Report Out on Economy and Young Workers

December 19th, 2011
The public policy research group Dēmos and the non-profit Young Invincibles, published a new report which came out last month. The report analyzes the economic status of the “Millennial Generation” as compared to previous generations. &#… Read More
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Categories: General News
Tags: Demos, Economic Security, Jobs, Labor and Employment, Middle Class, Unions

Federal Unemployment Benefits Should be Renewed

December 8th, 2011
The National Employment Law Project (NELP) published an excellent paper in October, arguing for a one-year extension of the Federal Unemployment Insurance benefits for unemployed workers. The paper is entitled “Hanging On By a Thread: Renew Fed… Read More
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Categories: General News
Tags: Congress, Emergency Unemployment Benefits, Extended Unemployment Benefits, Jobs, Legislation, NELP, President Obama, Unemployment Benefits

Machinists' Union and Boeing Work to Extend Contract

December 7th, 2011
Last, week, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) and Boeing reached a tentative agreement which would extend the Union’s contract for four years and, when ratified, will increase wages, maintain and improve… Read More
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Categories: General News
Tags: Collective Bargaining Agreement, IAMAW, Jobs, Labor and Employment, NLRB, Unions

Hank and Narendra to Present Paper at Workers' Comp CLE

December 1st, 2011
Hank Patterson and Narendra Ghosh will present a paper they co-wrote at the upcoming 18th Annual Workplace Torts & Workers’ Comp CLE, which is put on by the NCAJ and will be held at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill on Friday December 2, 2011. T… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Articles, CLE, Future Medical Treatment, Hank Patterson, Medical Compensation, Narendra Ghosh, NCAJ, Presentation, Workers' Compensation

US Supreme Court to Decide Important Wage and Hour Case

November 29th, 2011
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States granted a writ of certiorari in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. The Ninth Circuit’s opinion, now on appeal, can be viewed here. The issue was whether pharmaceutical sales representatives are… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Appeals, Case Commentary, Department of Labor, FLSA, Labor and Employment, Ninth Circuit, Overtime, Sales Representatives, US Supreme Court, Wage and Hour
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