Have you paid your “Tag and Tax Together” yet? If you haven’t, you soon will. As of September 1, 2013, everyone who registers a motor vehicle in North Carolina will be required to pay at the time of registration not only the registration fees but also the property taxes owed on that vehicle for the coming year.

Have you paid your “Tag and Tax Together” yet? If you haven’t, you soon will. As of September 1, 2013, everyone who registers a motor vehicle in North Carolina will be required to pay at the time of registration not only the registration fees but also the property taxes owed on that vehicle for the coming year.

Employees in “exempt” positions are not entitled to overtime pay, even if they work sixty hours or more in a single workweek. How does an employer determine whether a position is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act? A position is exempt from the FLSA’s overtime rules if it meets three requirements:

Employees in “exempt” positions are not entitled to overtime pay, even if they work sixty hours or more in a single workweek. How does an employer determine whether a position is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act? A position is exempt from the FLSA’s overtime rules if it meets three requirements:

News outlets regularly report about the latest company that was lured to North Carolina through the payment of a cash economic development incentive by a local government and the state.

News outlets regularly report about the latest company that was lured to North Carolina through the payment of a cash economic development incentive by a local government and the state.

December brings thoughts of gifts: gifts for hard-working employees, gifts for outgoing board members and retiring employees, and gifts from vendors and contractors. May public money be spent on gifts for employees or board members?

December brings thoughts of gifts: gifts for hard-working employees, gifts for outgoing board members and retiring employees, and gifts from vendors and contractors. May public money be spent on gifts for employees or board members?

Fred uses a county truck to go from inspection site to inspection site.  The truck is for work use only.  The inspections make up most of Fred’s work day.  His supervisor suspects that Fred is goofing off at times he should be working.  To make sure, the supervisor attaches a global positioning system (GPS) tracking device to the truck.  For three weeks, the GPS reports exactly where the truck is at all times—out and about during the day and parked at the county offices at night.  It turns out Fred really is shirking his duties and the county starts the dismissal process.  Fred resigns.

Fred uses a county truck to go from inspection site to inspection site.  The truck is for work use only.  The inspections make up most of Fred’s work day.  His supervisor suspects that Fred is goofing off at times he should be working.  To make sure, the supervisor attaches a global positioning system (GPS) tracking device to the truck.  For three weeks, the GPS reports exactly where the truck is at all times—out and about during the day and parked at the county offices at night.  It turns out Fred really is shirking his duties and the county starts the dismissal process.  Fred resigns.