Unemployment

Apr 21, 2014

NC report expands on jobless rate drop, more work

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 […]

Mar 27, 2014

Access to unemployment appeals in question following attorney’s lawsuit

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 […]

Aug 2, 2013

So far, so good for law school grads

The news concerning the job prospects of law school graduates has been relentlessly downbeat, filled with horror stories suggesting that grads at some schools are more likely to get jobs as store clerks than law clerks. But law schools take stock of the career fortunes of alumni only one time, nine months after graduation. After that, you’ll get plenty of anecdotes, but a paucity of hard numbers[...]

Jul 19, 2013

NC unemployment rate holds steady

North Carolina's unemployment rate remained unchanged in June at 8.8 percent. But state Department of Commerce figures show that employers in North Carolina dropped nearly 11,000 jobs from May to June.

May 10, 2013

The no-excuse excuse

Want to skip work? Our staff of in-house miscreants has compiled a handy list of excuses for your use: My car wouldn’t start. I don’t feel well. My Uncle Zeke […]

Jan 4, 2013

Fired attorney wins $1.3 million verdict

When Waverly Partners, a Charlotte-based executive headhunting firm, reached out to attorney Shawn Smith about a position it was trying to fill, she says she warned them that her job would be in jeopardy if her supervisors found out she was interviewing for other jobs.

Jul 29, 2011

Domestic Relations – Civil Practice – Contempt – Ability to Comply – Attorney’s Fees – Unemployment – Parent & Child – Custody Modification

Williams v. Chaney Where the plaintiff-mother was not disabled but, instead of getting a job, she chose to spend an inordinate amount of time making frivolous filings in this custody case, the trial court could find that the mother had the ability to pay the attorney’s fees that the court had ordered her to pay as a sanction.