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 grew compared to the previous month. The 8.5% jobless rate ...

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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 & Observer reported Saturday that the leader of the Division ...

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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 her congregation. Jane Whaley, leader of the Word of Faith ...

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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 report published this month by the National Employment Law Project, ...

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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 hearing before the Employment Security Division appeals referee, petitioner could ...

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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 her hearing before the Employment Security Division appeals referee, petitioner ...

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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 January’s revised rate but below the national unemployment rate of ...

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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 Public Records Act case, the trial court failed to determine ...

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RALEIGH  (AP) — North Carolina officials are releasing a report offering more details on employment conditions in March, when nearly 20,000 jobs were added and the jobless rate fell to 6.3 percent. The state Commerce Department on Monday offers its ...

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A lawsuit filed by a Durham unemployment attorney against the North Carolina Division of Employment Security has ignited a legal battle over whether DES is running afoul of federal law by making notices of unemployment appeals hearings available to attorneys. ...

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