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Job seekers will have a chance to meet with local employers and learn about various professional and educational opportunities at the Beaufort County Job and Resource Fair, which will take place at the Washington Civic Center on Wednesday, Nov. 15.
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 1:55 am
By: ENC NOW
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The recently passed NC state budget contains a provision that would not allow local governments and municipalities to establish minimum wage and other employment-related requirements for private employers.
Published: Monday, January 15th, 2024 @ 12:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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LiNC-IT works with 44 employers to help employees on the autism spectrum succeed at work, recognized as national model
Published: Saturday, November 11th, 2023 @ 6:35 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Waynesville’s USA Farm Labor Inc. (USAFL), one of the top three agencies assisting agriculture employers with the H-2A visa program, is suing the Department of Labor demanding they pause a rule change that could cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 12:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Layoffs among employers based in the United States increased nearly 400% between the first three months of last year and this year.
Published: Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 @ 8:36 am
By: Daily Wire
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Federal program recognizes companies for hiring, retaining and training veterans
Published: Thursday, April 13th, 2023 @ 12:16 am
By: Governor's Office
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While at his first job interview with a prospective employer Thursday, local man Justin Rasberger was crestfallen to learn that "quoting Monty Python" does not count as relevant job experience, and in fact is not currently considered a "marketable skill" among employers.
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 @ 10:22 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Speaking at the 59th Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon in Phoenix, Arizona, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller implied that employers should slow down any wage increases they hand out so that the American economy can temper inflation.
Published: Saturday, November 26th, 2022 @ 7:06 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Federal program recognizes companies for hiring, retaining and training veterans
Published: Thursday, March 24th, 2022 @ 8:38 pm
By: Governor's Office
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On Monday, Texas GOP governor Greg Abbott, who had already banned vaccine mandates from governmental entities, went further, issuing an executive order entirely banning vaccine mandates in the state by employers, including private employers.
Published: Monday, December 20th, 2021 @ 5:52 pm
By: Daily Wire
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State lawmakers voted unanimously Wednesday to block an automatic tax increase on employers. Senate Bill 311 would maintain the state’s current tax for funding unemployment insurance.
Published: Sunday, November 28th, 2021 @ 8:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. announced that state government would begin verifying vaccination status of its workers.
Published: Thursday, August 26th, 2021 @ 4:06 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The city of Charlotte is set to approve an ordinance aimed at barring businesses and employers from discriminating against people based on transgender identity and other “protected classes.”
Published: Thursday, August 12th, 2021 @ 8:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Some Republican members of the N.C. Council of State used a meeting Tuesday, Aug. 3, to underscore the challenges employers face in finding workers because
Published: Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 @ 6:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Employers, Employees Serving as Volunteers in their Communities Across NC
Published: Tuesday, June 29th, 2021 @ 2:56 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and its state partners today released the updated breastfeeding support NC Making It Work toolkit.
Published: Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 @ 3:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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To encourage middle school students to work with local employers to try out future careers, Governor Roy Cooper has declared March 19 - 28, 2018 as Students@Work℠ Week in North Carolina
Published: Monday, March 19th, 2018 @ 7:43 pm
By: Governor's Office
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U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angus King (I-ME) have introduced bipartisan legislation that makes substantive reforms aimed to help seasonal employers better navigate the H-2B temporary non-agricultural visa program.
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2017 @ 3:10 am
By: Thom Tillis
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As we remember those servicemen and women who made the ultimate sacrifice serving our country on this Memorial Day, Governor Pat McCrory is also encouraging employers to hire military veterans to grow their businesses
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 @ 3:19 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Unemployment insurance (UI) reform in North Carolina continues to be the gift that keeps on giving. The 2013 UI reform, made possible by the Republican-dominated General Assembly and Governor Pat McCrory, will enable $240 million in tax savings for state employers in 2016 alone, thanks to a...
Published: Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 @ 12:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Obamacare's third annual enrollment period for health insurance is officially underway. Americans who do not have access to employer-sponsored health insurance, are self-employed, or have been dumped into the individual marketplace by their employers have the opportunity to sign up or renew their...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 8:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), along with a group of 25 other Senators, sent a letter to the Department of Labor (DOL), expressing concern and frustration over the Department's H-2B labor certification process. The bipartisan letter explains the complications employers with H-2B workers face...
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 8:07 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Since the World War II era, workers have benefited from a rather large implicit tax subsidy on health coverage provided by their employers. Every dollar an employee spends from earned income is taxed, but every dollar spent on health care is not. Those who purchase health plans on their own lose...
Published: Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 @ 9:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) met with members of the North Carolina seafood industry to address their concerns around the current H-2B Visa crisis.
Published: Thursday, May 28th, 2015 @ 12:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today North Carolina has paid off the unemployment insurance debt owed to the federal government. That debt was as high as $2.8 billion and stood at $2.5 billion when Governor McCrory took office in January 2013.
Published: Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 @ 9:08 pm
By: Chris Downey
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While Obamacare continues to flood the health care sector with more taxes and mandates, it's simultaneously driving insurers and health care providers to increase price transparency. Because the law's pricey regulations are either driving employers to push more benefit cost sharing onto employees...
Published: Monday, February 16th, 2015 @ 4:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory and Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker participated in the grand opening of a new Wake County NCWorks Career Center this morning. This latest career center joins others in offering programs that help employers find qualified workers and people find jobs and training programs.
Published: Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 @ 1:16 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Citing the need for educators and business leaders to work hand-in-hand to provide training that will equip workers with skills that are in-demand, Governor Pat McCrory launched the "1000 in 100" workforce development initiative today.
Published: Thursday, September 25th, 2014 @ 6:30 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Beaufort County Community College is participating in a statewide effort to understand the challenges and successes business and industry faces in finding and retaining high-quality employees.
Published: Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 @ 11:46 am
By: Judy Jennette
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The US Supreme Court is acting incredibly sensible these days. One of their latest decisions, the Hobby Lobby case, offered up some protections for employers dealing with the ObamaCare atrocity being shoved down their throats.
Published: Friday, July 4th, 2014 @ 9:49 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The N.C. Division of Workforce Solutions is realigning its services to better meet the needs of North Carolina job seekers and businesses following reductions in the Division’s federal and state funding.
Published: Thursday, June 19th, 2014 @ 11:28 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Beaufort County Community College students, graduates and job seekers will have the chance to talk with area employers at the annual BCCC Career Fair 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, in the Multi-purpose Room of Building 10 on the BCCC campus.
Published: Saturday, March 8th, 2014 @ 2:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A student at UNC-Chapel Hill recently asked me to comment on a survey of employers that had been featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education. She suggested that perhaps the Board of Governors is giving too much emphasis to technical skills when, she said, "employers value good communication...
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2013 @ 11:35 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Gov. Pat McCrory Tuesday signed into law a bill that would rework the state's unemployment insurance system.
Published: Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 @ 11:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We've said our peace in opposition to the NC General Assembly's campaign to increase unemployment taxes for employers across the state. We've received SOME criticism over that position -- even from alleged conservatives -- sniffing that the increase is a mere "pittance"
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2013 @ 1:01 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Are you looking for a new job? Beaufort County Community College students, graduates and job seekers will have the chance to talk with over 20 area employers at the annual BCCC Job Fair.
Published: Sunday, March 4th, 2012 @ 10:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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