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Supreme Court Affirms COA on Employment At Will Case

December 22nd, 2009
In Franco v. Lipposcience, Inc., the North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed per curiam an NC Court of Appeals decision regarding employment at will. The COA had issued a split-decision earlier this year, with Judge Wynn writing for the majority and Ju… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Breach of Contract, Case Commentary, Employment At-Will, Employment Contract, Labor and Employment, NC Court of Appeals, NC Supreme Court

Advice for Workers Losing COBRA Subsidy

December 12th, 2009
One part of the President’s stimulus package early this year provided a 65% subsidy for COBRA health insurance benefits. The subsidy, however, only lasts nine months, so it expiring for many people soon. Unfortunately, Congress has failed to ex… Read More
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Categories: General News
Tags: COBRA, Congress, Health Insurance, Labor and Employment, President

Fourth Circuit Upholds Labor Arbitration Decision and Two-Member NLRB Decision

December 7th, 2009
The Fourth Circuit has recently published two labor law opinions, the first concerning whether an arbitrator exceeding his authority in resolving a grievance, and the second concerning whether to uphold a decision of the two-member National Labor Rel… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Arbitration, Case Commentary, Fourth Circuit, ICWUC, Labor and Employment, NLRA, NLRB, UFCW, Unions, US Supreme Court

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Now in Effect; Extension for Unemployment Still Needed

November 22nd, 2009
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which was passed last year, goes into effect this weekend with regard to its ban on employment discrimination. GINA prohibits employers from requesting genetic testing or considering someone’s g… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: Congress, EEOC, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, Labor and Employment, Unemployment Benefits

Harkavy Named 2010 Greensboro Best Lawyers Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year

November 17th, 2009
Best Lawyers, a peer-review publication, has named Jonathan Harkavy as the “Greensboro Best Lawyers Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year” for 2010. Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting peer-review surv… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Greensboro, Jonathan Harkavy, Labor and Employment, Recognition

Unemployment Extension Finally Passed

November 9th, 2009
The Senate finally passed the extension for unemployment insurance last week, and it was promptly signed by President Obama on Friday. The extension was originally passed by the House in September, but it had been held up in the Senate by Republicans… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: Congress, Employment Security Commission, Labor and Employment, North Carolina, President, Unemployment Benefits

President Signs Expansion of FMLA for Military Families

November 2nd, 2009
Last week, President Obama signed the Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an appropriations bill that includes an expansion of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for military families. Specifically, it broadens the scope… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: Congress, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Labor and Employment, Medical Leave, President

Jonathan Harkavy Presents 2008-09 Annual Supreme Court Review of Employment Law Cases

October 19th, 2009
At the 25th Annual North Carolina/South Carolina Labor and Employment Law CLE held in Charleston, South Carolina, Jonathan Harkavy will present his 2008-09 annual review of the Supreme Court’s employment law cases. His paper is entitled Supreme… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Articles, Case Commentary, Constitutional Law, Jonathan Harkavy, Labor and Employment, NCBA, Presentation, US Supreme Court

Mike Organizes Annual Labor Laywer Meeting with NLRB in Winston-Salem

October 15th, 2009
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: ABA, EFCA, Labor and Employment, Michael Okun, NLRB, Union

More Retaliation Claims Being Filed

October 14th, 2009
A recent Wall Street Journal article highlights the trend of more retaliation cases being filed with the EEOC, and likely the courts. In addition to retaliation claims that are filed with the EEOC (i.e. retaliation related to race, sex, disability, e… Read More
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Categories: General News
Tags: EEOC, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Labor and Employment, REDA, Retaliation, Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act
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