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THE PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT: IS YOUR WORKPLACE READY FOR PREGNANCY ACCOMMODATIONS? PART 2 OF 2
UNC School of Government Blog
4d ago
THE PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT: IS YOUR WORKPLACE READY FOR PREGNANCY ACCOMMODATIONS? PART 2 OF 2 This is the second part of an exploration of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). In the first part of this series, we explored the types of pregnancy-related conditions covered under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the requirements … Read more The post THE PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT: IS YOUR WORKPLACE READY FOR ..read more
UNC School of Government Blog
4d ago
The Mysteries of Comp Time Revealed The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires all employers to pay employees time-and-one-half their regular rate of pay for all hours over 40 that employees work in a given week, unless an employee satisfies the FLSA’s salary basis test and … Read more The post The Mysteries of Comp Time Revealed appeared first on Coates’ Canons NC Local ..read more
UNC School of Government Blog
4d ago
Leave under the FMLA: What Department Heads and Supervisors Need to Know Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), employers must grant eligible employees a total of up to twelve workweeks of job-protected, unpaid leave during any twelve-month period for any of the following reasons: the birth of a child; the … Read more The post Leave under the FMLA: What Department Heads and Supervisors Need to Know ..read more
UNC School of Government Blog
4d ago
More Planning and Permitting Aspects of Helene Recovery Legislation On December 11, 2024, the North Carolina General Assembly voted to override the Governor’s veto and enact the Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 – Part III, Session Law 2024-57 (Part III). In addition to addressing recovery topics, the legislation made … Read more The post More Planning and Permitting Aspects of Helene Recovery Legislation ..read more
UNC School of Government Blog
4d ago
Satellite Annexation and “Subdivisions” “Satellite” annexation authority provides an exception to the normally strict rule that only territory abutting a municipal boundary can be annexed. This power comes with some unique requirements, one of which is that if part of the property to be … Read more The post Satellite Annexation and “Subdivisions” appeared first on Coates ..read more
UNC School of Government Blog
2w ago
Closed Session Deep Dive: The Business Location Exception The open meetings law requires all official meetings of public bodies to be open to the public. G.S. 143-318.10(a). However, government bodies can hold closed-door meetings, known as closed sessions, under certain limited circumstances. When in closed session, the public … Read more The post Closed Session Deep Dive: The Business ..read more
UNC School of Government Blog
2w ago
Closed Session Deep Dive: The Business Location Exception This post, co-authored by Kristina Wilson and Tyler Mulligan, also appeared on the Coates’ Canons Local Government Law Blog here. The open meetings law requires all official meetings of public bodies to be open to the public. G.S. 143-318.10(a). However, … Read more ..read more
UNC School of Government Blog
3w ago
An Overview of the Property Tax Year I’ll be the first to admit that my annual property tax calendar, while useful, can also be sleep inducing. To help keep you awake while reading the newly published 2025 calendar, below I highlight some of the more “exciting” (loosely … Read more The post An Overview of the Property Tax Year appeared first on Coates’ Canons NC Local ..read more
UNC School of Government Blog
3w ago
On January 1, the $684 Per Week FLSA Salary Threshold Will Remain in Effect The United States Department of Labor is not enforcing its new overtime rule, which raised the minimum weekly salary an employee must make to be exempt from overtime in a two-step process. The first step raised the salary threshold effective … Read more The post On January 1, the $684 Per Week FLSA Salary Threshold Will Remain in Effect ..read more
UNC School of Government Blog
3w ago
The North Carolina General Assembly amended state law to greatly restrict local government discretion to amend local zoning ordinances. The statutory provision, amended as part of the Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 – Part III, Session Law 2024-57 (S.B. 382), … Read more The post Limits on “Down-Zoning” appeared first on Coates’ Canons NC ..read more