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20543
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Provides a brief background on sexual harassment hostile environment claims decided by the lower courts, summarizes the opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc., and offers some observations on the possible effects of the Court's decision.
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20549
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On May 31, 1994, the US Supreme Court decided a case involving the First Amendment rights of public employees, Waters v. Churchill. This bulletin summarizes the Court's decision and offers some observations on its likely impact on North Carolina local government employers.
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20635
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The Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of age against individuals forty years old and above in all aspects of employment, applying to both government and private employers. Although the Act generally bars mandatory retirement, this bulletin explains how Congress modified the Act to permit such provisions for public safety personnel.
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20636
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This bulletin briefly summarizes three United States Supreme Court decisions from 1997 that are of interest to public employers. The cases are Robinson v. Shell Oil Co., Board of County Commissioners of Bryan County v. Brown, and Auer v. Robbins.
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Public agencies sometimes find themselves faced with allegations that employees have engaged in criminal misconduct, either on or off duty. What due process, if any, is due the employee who is to be suspended during the subsequent investigation? The United States Supreme Court has answered this question with its decision in Gilbert v. Homar. This bulletin provides a summary of the decision and its implications for public agencies.
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20646
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit announced a new standard for political firings cases with its decision of August 7, 1997, in Jenkens, et al. v. Medford. This bulletin summarizes the decision and its implications for North Carolina public officials.
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20647
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This bulletin discusses implications of two 1998 Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decisions dealing with the status of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In both cases, the counties relied on Section 7(k) of the FLSA in scheduling their EMTs, and the schedules were held to violate the Act. The Fourth Circuit also rendered a decision upholding the applicability of the fluctuating workweek to EMTs, however, and may have provided an alternative means for North Carolina counties to comply with the FLSA without incurring significant additional costs.
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20648
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This bulletin summarizes three United States Supreme Court decisions at the end of the 1997-98 term dealing with important matters of employment law.
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20663
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This bulletin discusses the Supreme Court decision announced on June 23, 1999, in Alden v. Maine (No. 98-436), which greatly enhanced the states' sovereign immunity against claims brought against them by individuals alleging violations of federal law. North Carolina has not waived its right of sovereign immunity, and thus it is clear that individual employees may not sue a state agency for an FLSA violation; however, a suit may be pursued by the US Department of Labor.
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On May 1, 2000, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Christensen, et al. v. Harris County, et al. The issue in this case was whether the county employer could require its employees to use their accrued compensatory time under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Court held that the county could do so. This bulletin summarizes the Court's opinion and offers guidance for North Carolina public employers in dealing with the requirements of the FLSA.
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20689
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth District, in an en banc ruling authorized by Judge Russell, announced a new standard for political firing cases with its decision on August 7, 1997 in Jenkins, et al. v. Medford. Bobby Lee Medford was Sheriff of Buncombe County, and after his reelection, he dismissed several deputies who had worked for his opponent. This bulletin summarizes the decision and its implications for NC officials.
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20724
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In 1994, the NC Supreme Court ruled that the city of High Point had no legal authority to pay its former employees an amount greater than that established by the state legislature. This bulletin discusses the basis for the court's ruling and offers some observations on its implications for local governments.
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20733
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On June 2, 1995, the NC Supreme Court handed down its decision in Clay v. Employment Securities Commission of North Carolina. The decision establishes how long an applicant for employment under the State Personnel Act to challenge his or her rejection as discriminatory. This bulletin summarizes the decision.
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20736
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On April 1, 1996, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision in O'Conner v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp. As explained briefly in this bulletin, the Court's decision broadens the scope of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) by permitting claims to be brought where both the employee adversely affected by a personnel decision and the employee who benefits from the decision are members of the protected class.
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Drug testing of employees in both the public and private sectors of North Carolina involves important policy considerations, including its substantial cost and the legal issues involved. This article examines the Fourth Amendment questions involved when a state or local government drug tests its employees.
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