by Durham Law Firm | Dec 9, 2020 | Employment Law, Unemployment
With federal unemployment benefits ending, if you are home with kids because of the pandemic and do not yet feel ready to get out there in the workforce while sending your kids back to school, what are your options? Find out what to do if your benefits are...
by Durham Law Firm | May 8, 2015 | Unemployment
NC Cuts the Federal Credit Card On Tuesday, May 5, 2015, NC elected officials announced that the state has repaid early a debt owed to the federal government for unemployment insurance, a debt to the tune of $2.75 billion. Some leaders and NC businesses applaud the...
by Durham Law Firm | Apr 28, 2015 | Unemployment
Don’t Bite off What You Can’t Chew – Unemployment Overpayments Mamma always said don’t bite off what you can’t chew. Apparently nobody passed this advice along to the General Assembly. In the effort to reform unemployment security law, sweeping...
by Durham Law Firm | Apr 10, 2015 | Unemployment
North Carolina Unemployment Attendance Rules Well, it depends. In North Carolina, attendance issues can be tricky when it comes to qualifying for unemployment benefits. There are several factors involved and the employer is usually well versed in what those factors...
by Durham Law Firm | Mar 4, 2015 | Employment Law, Unemployment
It is exceedingly rare for us to have cross over in our two primary practice areas: Unemployment (helping people with contested unemployment claims) and Estate Administration (assisting families wrap up the affairs of deceased loved ones), but today it does: A new...
by Durham Law Firm | Feb 7, 2015 | Unemployment
US applications for unemployment aid rise to 278000; averages still indicate robust hiring Fox News The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied forunemployment benefits for the week ending Jan. 24 on Thursday, Feb. ‘Big lie’ cited...
