Articles by Diane Juffras
Diane Juffras is the School of Government faculty member specializing in public employment law. The following is a list of articles and book chapters by Diane Juffras that may help you understand particular aspects of employment law applicable to North Carolina govenment employers.
Drug Testing
Safety Versus Privacy: When May a Public Employer Require a Drug Test (Popular Government, Winter 2003)(as of September 2011, this bulletin is still current)
USERRA and Military Leave
Background Checks
Employee Benefits Law
Public Employment Law Bulletin #34: Coordinating Retiree Health Benefits with Medicare: The EEOC Issues Its Long-Delayed Final Rule
Public Employment Law Bulletin #33: Early Retirement Incentive Programs: Are They Legal for North Carolina Public Employers?
Public Employment Law Bulletin #30: When Can a Public Employer Reduce Employee Benefits?
Chapters from Diane Juffras's book, Employee Benefits Law for North Carolina Local Government Employers (available for purchase online from the School of Government bookstore here; link to detailed Table of Contents here):
- Introduction to the Law of Benefits for North Carolina Local Government Employers
- Retirement Benefits Employer-Provided Health Insurance
- Health Conditions and Health Insurance: Applying Antidiscrimination Laws
- Retiree Health Benefits and Government Accounting Standards Board Statement 45
- Other Insurance and Insurance-Related Benefits
- Benefits Required by the General Statutes
- Extra-Pay Benefits
- Leave Benefits
