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20538
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This bulletin discusses the definition of real estate transaction under the current regulations in the context of certain uniquely governmental transactions and outlines the reporting requirements to be fulfilled by the reporting person.
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20539
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Beginning August 5, 1993, North Carolina governmental employers will have a new obligation--to grant, for any one of three reasons, up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave per year to their employees. This bulletin summarizes the major provisions of the act.
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20540
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The US Supreme Court on June 25, 1993, handed down its decision in St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks. The case involved a claim of intentional employment discrimination by an employee who alleged he was fired because of race. This bulletin provides a brief background on intentional discrimination (also known as disparate treatment) claims under Title VII, summarizes the Court's opinion, and discusses some of the possible implications of the Court's ruling.
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20541
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This Bulletin reviews solid-waste management legislation enacted by the 1993 NC General Assembly. Unless otherwise indicated, the acts became effective when ratified and are therefore current law.
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20542
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A local governing board awards a construction contract to the lowest possible bidder. After the award but before the written contract is signed, the board determines that it is not in its best interest to proceed with the award. This bulletin examines the issue of when a public contract governed by North Carolina's competitive bidding requirements becomes binding on the governmental unit.
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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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20544
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This bulletin addresses two questions: 1) can a citizen refuse to provide his or her Social Security account number to the government, and if so, when? and 2) once a government has acquired a person's social security number, is that number a public record, accessible to anyone who cares to ask?
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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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20550
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In solid waste management flow-control means a local government directing where solid waste generated within its jurisdiction is to be transported or disposed of. The local government wants to ensure that the waste is disposed of in an environmentally sound manner. Private solid waste management companies oppose this as they consider the restrictions as anti-competitive and harmful to their business interests. In the case discussed here the Court held that flow-control ordinances do violate the commerce clause of the US Constitution.
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20551
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This bulletin reviews solid-waste management legislation enacted by the 1994 NC General Assembly. Among the new legislation were laws governing local government review of landfill applications and landfills for on-site disposal of land clearing debris.
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20552
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This bulletin summarizes a U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a local ordinance that prohibited a resident of Ladue, Missouri, from displaying an antiwar sign in a window of her home. The bulletin discusses the decision's possible implications for local governments in North Carolina and elsewhere that wish to regulate the display of signs on residential property.
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20553
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Perhaps there is no more visible expression of the right of free speech than citizens marching down a street to make their views on a subject known. From a local government standpoint the parade is not \"free\" because streets have to be rerouted, extra police hours are needed and the cleanup afterwards--all require extra money from the local budget. Many state cities and towns charge a fee for the parade permit to help defray the costs to the local budget. This Bulletin examines the constitutional limitations on charging fees to parade participants and organizers.
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20554
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The 1994 NC General Assembly enacted Chapter 570 (HB 120), which makes significant changes to the state's open meetings law. The major changes are made in two areas of the statute--first, in the definition of public body, the type of group subject to the statute, and second, in the authorizations to hold closed sessions.
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20555
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Some North Carolina state and local public servants enjoy immunity from personal liability for torts committed in the course of fulfilling their public duties. Therefore, public policy is better served by protecting certain defendants from liability. This bulletin examines the traditional rules of liability for public servants, traces the evolution of the new rule of individual governmental/sovereign immunity, and proposes a legal framework for approaching public servant immunities.
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20556
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The NC General Assembly requires state and local government to cooperatively fund and manage service and regulatory programs in public health, social services, mental health, and other areas. One of the disadvantages of this system is dispute over which entity bears legal responsibility when a citizen is injured by a negligent act of a local government employee administering or providing services in such a program. This bulletin discusses two recent cases from the NC Court of Appeals that illustrate the difficulty involved in determining whether the state of a local government is responsible for injuries to a plaintiff.
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