Hubbard v. N.C. State Univ. Hubbard worked for NCSU beginning in 2004. Near the end of 2013, she began reporting her supervisor for alleged misconduct. In April 2014, she was given a letter terminating her employment effective July 24, 2014. She sued claiming (1) violation of the North Carolina Whistleblower Act, (2) wrongful termination in …
Lawson v. Union Cty. Clerk of Court. The Fourth Circuit has confirmed that government employees with apolitical positions can campaign without fear of retaliation. The Clerk of Court of Union County, South Carolina, is an elected official. The Clerk, William Gault fired his deputy clerk, Melanie Lawson. Lawson had been a deputy clerk for about 20 …
Lloyd v. Bailey. (Also McClaughlin v. Bailey and Young v. Bailey). During his campaign for Sheriff of Mecklenburg County, Bailey solicited campaign donations from his deputies. He was reelected and shortly thereafter terminated several deputies who had refused to contribute to the reelection campaign. The deputies sued, claiming wrongful termination under N.C.G.S. § 153A-99, and of …
I posted previously about State v. Packingham, in which the North Carolina Supreme Court upheld a state statute prohibiting the use of social networking sites by registered sex offenders. In that post, I promised more analysis. Here it is. The statute at issue in the decision is N.C.G.S. § 14-202.5: (a) Offense. — It is unlawful …
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