North Carolina Labor and Employment Law Education and Training

Train your human resources staff to comply with North Carolina employment law
By Michele Vrouvas Small businesses and large corporations alike must ensure that their hiring and management policies comply with North Carolina labor and employment law. Human resource professionals are not only required to know how to apply these laws in their daily work, they must also know the sources of these laws.

NC employment laws are easy to find government websites. You can also find accompanying insightful analyses on websites maintained by leading North Carolina labor law attorneys and on blogs where those attorneys exchange their experiences in seeking to apply the statutory principles to everyday workplace situations. Your North Carolina labor and employment law education and training program can follow a few short steps:

1. Find online sources of North Carolina employment law that offer key commentaries from noted professionals.

2. Go straight to the official sources of NC labor laws when you access convenient government websites.

3. Learn how attorneys are interpreting NC employee laws in cases brought by their clients.

Use online sources to read about North Carolina labor laws

A training program based upon labor laws must educate your staff about how those laws are applied in real life cases. Find out what NC work laws say about the state's policy of "at will" employment. Learn which employees may have protection by collective bargaining agreements and whether employees have solid grounds to file a discrimination complaint.
Try:  FindLaw.com presents an insightful discussion of wrongful discharge claims. Edgerton Immigration Law explains the problems employers face in responding to "no match" letters from the Social Security Administration. Search the archives of the General Assembly of North Carolina for recent changes to employment laws.

Educate yourself using official sources for the labor laws of North Carolina

An educational program that overlooks the statutes on which labor laws are based cannot provide a sound foundation for understanding those laws. Several state department offices maintain websites providing ready access to the relevant employment law statutes.
Try:  The North Carolina Department of Labor website identifies key issues that the legal affairs division handles. Peruse retirement benefits handbooks available online at the North Carolina Department of the Treasury website. Learn how the North Carolina Industrial Commission interprets the workers' compensation act.

Attend seminars and training events on North Carolina labor laws

Seminars and training forums provide a distinctive educational opportunity for your human resource staff because they provide the chance to build lasting relationships with legal professionals. Seminars also allow your staff to hear from different viewpoints and to learn about current research in the area of North Carolina employment law.
Try:  Search for training events and seminars dedicated to advanced issues in North Carolina employment law on Find A Seminar.com. The Nexsen Pruet law firm has seminars that educate on immigration law for employers and unemployment benefits. Check its website regularly for upcoming events regarding specific labor law topics. McAngus Goudelock & Courie host seminars on the most current employment law topics, such as immigration law compliance and sexual harassment.

• A comprehensive North Carolina labor and employment law education and training program for human resource managers should aim to supply managers with enough information so that they are able to draft legally compliant employee handbooks.