US Jurisdictions

North Carolina

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    Employment Law Guide

    Training and Development: North Carolina

    This guide provides HR professionals with information on recommended training in North Carolina.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Affirmative Action: North Carolina

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of North Carolina laws surrounding affirmative action in the workplace. It covers the law for private employers and the law for state contractors.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Health Care Continuation (COBRA): North Carolina

    North Carolina law requires covered employers to provide eligible employees and dependents the option of continuing health care coverage under certain circumstances. This guide helps HR professionals understand requirements related to continued health care coverage and conversion coverage.

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    Employment Law Guide

    The Unionization Process: North Carolina

    This guide provides an overview of laws relevant to the unionization process in North Carolina. It includes information on the state's right-to-work status.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Jury Duty: North Carolina

    This guide provides an overview of North Carolina law regarding jury duty leave for employees. It covers employer obligations to provide leave, employee eligibility for leave, compensation during leave, and prohibited actions against employees who perform jury service.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Harassment: North Carolina

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of North Carolina laws prohibiting sexual harassment and other forms of harassment on the basis of a protected characteristic. It covers sexual harassment training, defenses against harassment claims, enforcement and remedies.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Retaliation: North Carolina

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of anti-retaliation protections under North Carolina EEO laws. It addresses what constitutes retaliation and the associated penalties and remedies for employers that engage in illegal retaliation.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Hours Worked: North Carolina

    North Carolina's wage and hour law requires employers to provide break periods to minors under certain conditions. This guide provides an overview of North Carolina employment law requirements with respect to hours worked.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Independent Contractors: North Carolina

    North Carolina considers different factors to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under its workers compensation law, unemployment insurance law, and wage and hour law. This guide provides an in-depth review of North Carolina employment law requirements with respect to independent contractors.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Employee Privacy: North Carolina

    This guide highlights key aspects of North Carolina law impacting privacy in the workplace. It covers identity theft protections, wiretapping, computer access, background checks, criminal record inquiries, motor vehicle records, applicant and employee testing, personnel files and common law invasion of privacy claims.

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