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More recently, however, the massage board has been considering requiring a massage and bodywork license from reflexologists.
Published: Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 @ 2:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Occupational therapists who move to North Carolina would have an easier time getting back to work under a bill in the General Assembly.
Published: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 @ 7:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate on Wednesday, June 26, unanimously passed House Bill 770, which prevents occupational licensing boards from automatically denying a license because of a prior conviction.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2019 @ 8:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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An occupational license is a special kind of government regulation known as an entry regulation.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2019 @ 8:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Vermont man’s attempts to work as a funeral director in North Carolina were thwarted when the N.C. Court of Appeals upheld a decision rejecting his request for a reciprocal license
Published: Monday, September 24th, 2018 @ 3:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Wilson Times editors took the General Assembly to task for passing House Bill 277, which would create a study group to decide how to the state should regulate naturopathic doctors as "licensed health care practitioners."
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2018 @ 8:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Proving that great minds think alike, both Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman and the Bard himself, William Shakespeare, memorably described the human tendency towards hypocrisy
Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2018 @ 3:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A report from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty rates North Carolina just average when it comes to occupational licensing.
Published: Friday, December 1st, 2017 @ 12:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Military members who have earned an occupational license from another state shouldn't have to wait around as North Carolina bureaucrats decide about granting a license here, some legislators say
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2017 @ 9:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Advocates say in many cases certification protects consumers, expands opportunities... Members of a legislative subcommittee on Thursday heard recommendations to eliminate the requirement for occupational licenses in many jobs, and instead move to a certification process.
Published: Saturday, January 23rd, 2016 @ 12:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A recent Carolina Journal article highlighted an important ruling against an occupational license in Texas. North Carolina state leaders should take note.
Published: Monday, September 14th, 2015 @ 2:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week Carolina Journal reported on an important ruling against an occupational license in Texas. State leaders should take note.
Published: Friday, August 28th, 2015 @ 9:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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One of the most consistent findings in economic research is that occupational licensing restricts the supply of service providers in the licensed field and thereby drives up prices.
Published: Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 @ 6:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina features over 50 occupational licensing boards. The state licenses more occupations than most other states and is one of the more aggressive in licensing jobs for the poor or less educated.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2013 @ 3:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The specter of occupational licensing is once again growing in North Carolina, threatening to make it harder for people to find work. In this case the culprit is SB 447, a bill that would dramatically increase the licensing and regulation of landscape contractors in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2012 @ 3:34 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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