North Carolina employers, heads up! In one of the rare late-December / early-January changes that isn’t about minimum wage, the North Carolina Department of Labor has updated the mandatory Wage and Hour Notice to Employees with information about a new law that just went into effect – the Employee Classification Act. The North Carolina General Read more
This summer, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a Final Rule that requires, among other things, certain employers to inform employees of their right to report work-related injuries and illnesses free from discrimination or retaliation. Employers under federal OSHA jurisdiction can meet this notice requirement by posting the current federal OSHA posting. Read more
North Carolina’s required Workers’ Compensation Notice Form 17 (English version) has been updated. Specifically, in reference to assistance with Safety Education Training, the phrase “at no cost” has been removed from the notice. The notice revision date was also updated. This change was made because Safety Education Training is no longer available free of charge. Read more
