Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a government employee is entitled to overtime pay after working 40 hours in a week, unless an exemption applies. If an exemption applies, the employee is said to be “exempt” and is not entitled to overtime pay even at 60 or 80 hours worked in a week. Positions are exempt from the FLSA’s overtime rules if they meet three requirements:

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a government employee is entitled to overtime pay after working 40 hours in a week, unless an exemption applies. If an exemption applies, the employee is said to be “exempt” and is not entitled to overtime pay even at 60 or 80 hours worked in a week. Positions are exempt from the FLSA’s overtime rules if they meet three requirements:

My last post discussed the new design-build construction method authorized by the General Assembly during the 2013 Session.  S.L. 2013-401/H857 created not only a design-build construction contracting process, but also a construction contracting process called design-build bridging.  Enacted as G.S.

My last post discussed the new design-build construction method authorized by the General Assembly during the 2013 Session.  S.L. 2013-401/H857 created not only a design-build construction contracting process, but also a construction contracting process called design-build bridging.  Enacted as G.S.

Those familiar with local government construction contracting know the drill – put out an RFQ to hire an architect or engineer to design the project and then bid the construction work.

Those familiar with local government construction contracting know the drill – put out an RFQ to hire an architect or engineer to design the project and then bid the construction work.

May a unit pledge town hall as security for an installment finance loan, where the borrowed monies will be used to fund road and sidewalk construction and improvements? If a municipality issues revenue bonds to fund an expansion to its water system, may it repay the loan with general fund monies? May a county pledge local sales and use taxes as security for special obligation bonds used to fund a landfill? May a unit use property tax dollars generated by new development to repay a loan even if it pledges land purchased with the borrowed funds as security for the loan?

May a unit pledge town hall as security for an installment finance loan, where the borrowed monies will be used to fund road and sidewalk construction and improvements? If a municipality issues revenue bonds to fund an expansion to its water system, may it repay the loan with general fund monies? May a county pledge local sales and use taxes as security for special obligation bonds used to fund a landfill? May a unit use property tax dollars generated by new development to repay a loan even if it pledges land purchased with the borrowed funds as security for the loan?

Just over a year ago the North Carolina Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of G.S.

Just over a year ago the North Carolina Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of G.S.