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State Health Plan Rate Decision Will Be Focus of Monthly Ask Me Anything Q&A
Published: Friday, August 11th, 2023 @ 8:46 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Nearly half a million students in Los Angeles missed school Tuesday after tens of thousands of workers employed with the second-largest district in the nation walked off the job, beginning a three-day strike demanding higher wages to afford Southern California living.
Published: Tuesday, April 4th, 2023 @ 10:58 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The audit found as of June 30, OSBM disbursed $740 million to state agencies, $38 million to public schools and higher education, and $524 million for employee bonuses and benefits
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 7:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Twitter reduced and nixed a number of employee benefits as Elon Musk tries to slash costs at the company.
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 7:10 am
By: Daily Wire
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Taxes and employee benefits are at the center of the race for N.C. treasurer.
Published: Wednesday, October 14th, 2020 @ 12:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Even as many businesses try to get forgivable loans to keep their employees at work, others are furloughing or laying off workers because unemployment benefits through July will be much more generous than whatever the business could pay.
Published: Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 @ 7:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Friday, December 21st Gov. Cooper vetoed House Bill 1029, a technical corrections bill which among other things, would have made municipal charter school employees eligible for state benefits.
Published: Monday, December 24th, 2018 @ 8:29 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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An angry teacher on Facebook wondered why those in charge of the State Health Plan “felt the need…to remind us that we are funded by taxpayers” on the new insurance ID cards
Published: Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 @ 5:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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One reason teachers and state employees may not have seen the raises they wanted in recent years is that the government's cost for pensions and retiree health benefits has climbed from 8 percent of payroll 10 years ago to 19 percent of payroll this year
Published: Friday, July 27th, 2018 @ 1:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A legislative oversight committee on Monday delayed recommending changes in supplemental state employee insurance benefits after members could not agree whether to reform the current system or overhaul it.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 9:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It is understandable how public employees may feel like punching bags. They are subject to jabs claiming there are too many of them on the public dole, that they don’t work hard, don’t get much done and are overpaid.
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2015 @ 3:17 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Governor Pat McCrory joined 300 MetLife employees, government officials, community stakeholders and business executives today at the MetLife Global Technology and Operations Center ribbon cutting ceremony.
Published: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015 @ 3:44 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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According to the most recent report available, North Carolina's main pension fund for retired state employees is strapped with a $3.7 billion unfunded liability. This growing liability means taxpayers must pony up an increasing amount of funds to cover the costs of promised benefits to retirees...
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 6:31 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The stuff the, um, honorables on Capitol Hill think is so good for us is apparently not always so good for them and their staffs.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 @ 9:46 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Following a national trend, the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce in January will begin offering businesses an opportunity to reduce the cost of employee health benefits through a private exchange.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2013 @ 7:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory will announce that MetLife, Inc., a leading global life insurance and employee benefits company, intends to create 2,600 jobs in Charlotte and Cary, North Carolina by the end of 2015.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 1:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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