Find the last receipt you received when ordering food or drinks from a North Carolina restaurant.  How much tax did you pay?  What types of taxes did you pay?

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (ARP/CSLFRF) program provides significant funding to all North Carolina counties and municipalities. As detailed in previous posts, this federal grant program groups allowable expenditures of these funds in four main categories:

The following are sample policies and other resources for the School of Government’s ARP Basics sessions. We are offering these sessions once a month via Zoom as part of our ARP Office Hours to help those newer to the American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARP/CSLFRF) grant program learn about eligible expenditures, compliance, reporting, and audit requirements. Those who are more seasoned with ARP/CSLFRF also may attend at any time for a refresher. See below for the ARP Office Hours schedule, including the first two ARP Basics sessions.

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) guarantees eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for qualifying conditions. Any employee who has worked for their employer for a total of at least twelve months and a minimum … Read more

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) guarantees eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for qualifying conditions. Any employee who has worked for their employer for a total of at least twelve months and a minimum of 1,250 hours in the past twelve months is eligible for FMLA leave, provided that they work for an employer who has at least 50 employees. That is the basic rule of FMLA eligibility for government employees. But what about the FMLA’s exception for so-called “key employees?” Can employers take away a key employee’s right to FMLA leave?

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) guarantees eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for qualifying conditions. Any employee who has worked for their employer for a total of at least twelve months and a minimum of 1,250 hours in the past twelve months is eligible for FMLA leave, provided that they work for an employer who has at least 50 employees. That is the basic rule of FMLA eligibility for government employees. But what about the FMLA’s exception for so-called “key employees?” Can employers take away a key employee’s right to FMLA leave?