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

Public Personnel Law Bulletin #25: Obligations of North Carolina Public Employers During a Military Mobilization

Background Checks

Public Employment Law Bulletin #38: Using the Internet to Conduct Background Checks on Applicants for Employment

Employee Benefits Law

Public Employment Law Bulletin #37: May North Carolina Local Government Employers Offer Domestic Partner Benefits?

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):

  1. Introduction to the Law of Benefits for North Carolina Local Government Employers
  2. Retirement Benefits Employer-Provided Health Insurance
  3. Health Conditions and Health Insurance: Applying Antidiscrimination Laws
  4. Retiree Health Benefits and Government Accounting Standards Board Statement 45
  5. Other Insurance and Insurance-Related Benefits
  6. Benefits Required by the General Statutes
  7. Extra-Pay Benefits
  8. Leave Benefits

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