Unemployment

Aug 5, 2026

Beware of overlooking legal requirements for remote workers

Over the last several years, employers have witnessed massive pendulum swings in the prevalence of remote work: from entire teams shifting to remote work within days in 2020, through return-to-office […]

Jul 17, 2024

Signing, keeping best, brightest lawyers is ongoing challenge

Factors such as the post-pandemic appeal of flexible work options and the ease of switching to another firm make it challenging for law firms to recruit and retain top legal talent.

Jul 24, 2023

NC jobless rate drops to 3.3% in June

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's unemployment rate fell to 3.3% for June. The state Commerce Department announced the figure on Friday. It compares to a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.4% in May. This continues a steady decline that began late last year. The last month-over-month increase based on revised figures occurred last August. The national rate was 3.6% in June. The commerce office re[...]

Mar 25, 2022

No UI aid for worker who left after injury

A service technician who was unwilling to move to a different state to take on less strenuous work after being injured on the job wasn’t entitled to unemployment benefits because […]

Aug 24, 2020

N.C. unemployment rate higher even as employed number grows

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s unemployment rate rose in July, the state announced on Friday, even as the overall number of people working […]

Apr 27, 2020

State adds staff and phone hours as unemployment claims rise

North Carolina is extending phone hours and adding more staff to respond to the growing number of people seeking help with unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic. The Raleigh News […]

Oct 26, 2018

Head of secretive North Carolina sect named in fraud scam

The leader of a secretive church in North Carolina has been named in federal court records as someone who “promoted” an unemployment fraud scheme involving businesses owned by members of […]

Sep 8, 2015

The good old days seem so long ago

The unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been since April 2008, but pay packets are still noticeably thinner than they were before the bubble burst—especially for lawyers. According to a […]

Aug 6, 2015

Labor & Employment — Unemployment Benefits – Evidence – Hearsay Statement – Misconduct

Jackson v. North Carolina Department of Commerce (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-07-0774, 11 pp.) (Chris Dillon, J.) Appealed from Davidson County Superior Court (Beecher Gray, J.) N.C. App. Holding: At her […]

Jul 28, 2015

Labor & Employment — Unemployment Benefits – Evidence – Hearsay Statement – Misconduct

Jackson v. North Carolina Department of Commerce (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-16-0744, 11 pp.) (Chris Dillon, J.) Appealed from Davidson County Superior Court (Beecher Gray, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: At […]

Mar 27, 2015

No big change in NC jobless rate for February at 5.3 percent

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s jobless rate fell slightly in February, registering at 5.3 percent for the month. The state Commerce Department reported Friday the jobless rate was unchanged from […]

Feb 18, 2015

Civil Practice — Public Records Act – Unemployment Hearings – Confidentiality – Preliminary Injunction – Statutory Amendment

Wilson v. North Carolina Department of Commerce (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-07-0158, 17 pp.) (Lucy Inman, J.) Appealed from Wake County Superior Court (Paul Ridgeway, J.) N.C. App. Holding: In this […]