North Carolina native Josh Dobson, who was elected in November as the 18th state labor commissioner, was officially sworn into office Saturday, Jan. 2. N.C.
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Raleigh, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) - North Carolina native Josh Dobson, who was elected in November as the 18th state labor commissioner, was officially sworn into office Saturday, Jan. 2. N.C. Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr. administered the oath on the front steps of the Labor Building.
Commissioner Dobson today announces 11 appointments that will make up his leadership team at the state Department of Labor. As an independently elected statewide official and member of the Council of State, Commissioner Dobson has the authority to appoint individuals to key positions within the agency.
“I am very excited about the team I have put together and feel very fortunate that many of these individuals served under Cherie Berry s administration,” Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson said. “With the knowledge and experience each of these appointees bring to my leadership team, the transition to a new administration will be as seamless as possible
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Readers will no doubt recall that, during the week of July 27, 2020, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry adopted an Emergency Temporary Standard concerning COVID-19 and how employers were to protect employees in the workplace from being exposed and/or contracting COVID-19. Virginia was the first state to adopt such standards. When the Emergency Temporary Standard went into effect, it was made clear that it would expire either within six months of its adoption, upon the expiration of Governor Northam’s State of Emergency Order for Virginia, which has not occurred, or when superseded by a permanent standard, whichever came first. Williams Mullen’s prior articles concerning the Emergency Temporary Standard can be found
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North Carolina worker and civil rights advocates are unhappy with the outgoing state labor commissioner’s refusal to put more regulations upon employers they say will protect employees from COVID-19.
Representatives of the groups that petitioned Commissioner Cherie Berry unsuccessfully this fall planned a virtual news conference for last week. They say the rules are needed to improve unsafe conditions for employees in manufacturing and food processing plants.
State health department numbers show there’s been over 300 case clusters of COVID-19 at workplaces since the spring and more than 30 related deaths.