05/28/2010
Whenever a case moves from state court into the federal court system, costs go up and delays become frequent because dockets are so crowded. That’s one reason a recent decision by a federal court to send a case back to the North Carolina court system is good news. The case involved a workers’ compensation retaliation claim …
05/28/2010
According to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), North Carolina lost 17,000 union jobs last year, cementing its position as the least-unionized state in the nation. Just 3.1% of North Carolinians belonged to a union in 2009, down from 3.5% in 2008.