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A Comprehensive Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act for Public Employers

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Updates on COVID-19 Symptoms and the EEOC’s Stance on COVID-19 Testing

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Furloughing Employees During the COVID-19 Crisis

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What to Do When an Employee Is Infected with or Reports Exposure to COVID-19

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Highlights of the U.S. Department of Labor’s FFCRA Regulations

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Which Tax and Retirement Deductions Must Be Taken from FFCRA Emergency Paid Leave?

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How the Paid Sick Leave Provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Affect Government Employers

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COVID-19: Monitoring Employee Health at Work

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Preparing Local Government Workplaces for the New Coronavirus

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The Difference Between a Serious Health Condition under the FMLA and a Disability under the ADA

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The New Overtime Rule is Here and Effective January 1, 2020

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Settlements Under the North Carolina Public Records Law

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Waiting to Be Engaged or Engaged to Wait? When is On-Call Time Compensable under the FLSA?

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Gap Time and the FLSA

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It’s Campaign Season: What Are the Rules About What City and County Officials May Say and Do?

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HB 2 is Repealed: What Must North Carolina Units of Government Do Now?

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Must Travel Time to Training and Conferences Be Paid?

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HB 2 and Bathrooms: What Must North Carolina Units of Government Do Now?

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House Bill 2, Local Government Employers, and Bathrooms

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The General Assembly Preempts Local Antidiscrimination Measures

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Is Training Time “Work” That Must Be Paid?

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May an Employee Work a Second Job for the Same Employer?

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New Public Records Exceptions for Security and Law Enforcement Officers (LEO) Information

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Are Employees of Seasonal Recreational Establishments Exempt from Overtime?

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The FLSA’s Overtime Pay Provisions for Law Enforcement and Firefighting Employees

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North Carolina Public School Teachers and the Status of Tenure

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Understanding the Fair Labor Standards Act’s Fluctuating Workweek

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Determining the Pay for the New Sheriff

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Deductions for the Cost of Training under the FLSA

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Permissible Deductions from the Salaries of Exempt Employees

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The FLSA’s Professional Exemption – Part 2: The Computer Professional

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The FLSA’s Professional Duties Test – Part 1

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The FLSA’s Administrative Exemption from Overtime Pay, Part 2: Some Examples

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Who Has Access to Applicant Information?

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Internships under the Fair Labor Standards Act

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Running for Office: The Hatch Act is Nearly Dead

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The FLSA’s Administrative Exemption from Overtime Pay

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The FLSA’s Executive Exemption from Overtime Pay

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Secretly Putting a GPS Tracker on Your Employee’s Car: Can You Do That?

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Paying Employees Who Are Absent in Inclement Weather

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Salaried Employees and the FLSA

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Firing At-Will Employees: Legal Limitations

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When an Employee Wants to Record a Meeting with a Supervisor

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The Mysteries of Comp Time Revealed

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“Hey, Job Applicant: Have You Ever Been Arrested or Convicted?”

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“Employment at Will” vs. “Right to Work”

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Questioning an Employee about Possibly Criminal Conduct

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Bad Employee? Suggest He Resign?

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Confidentiality of Applicants’ Names

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Do We Have to Advertise This Position?

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Governmental Employees and Religious Email Sign-offs

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Employers, GINA, and Family Medical History

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The First Amendment and Facebook Rants: A Case Example

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County Commissioners’ Control Over Local Board of Elections’ Employees

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Small Towns and the FMLA

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The Developing Law of Academic Freedom in Public Colleges and Universities

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Altering Local Elected Officials’ Compensation During the Fiscal Year

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Release of Personnel Records: What Rights Does An Employee Have?

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A Reasonable Search of Employee Records: City of Ontario v. Quon

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Is Collective Bargaining in Your Future?

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Understanding the Limitations of North Carolina’s Whistleblower Protection Act

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Are Governmental Employment Contracts Open to Public Inspection?

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Application of Stam v. State to Local Governments’ Employee Health Insurance Coverage of “Medically Unnecessary” Abortion Procedures

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North Carolina Court of Appeals Strikes Down School Board’s Random Drug-Testing Program