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A podcast designed to inform and educate North Carolina citizens on the role that the Department of Labor plays in state government.
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Inside NC Labor: Episode 73
Nov 4, 2024·19m - 2
Inside NC Labor: Episode 72
Sep 25, 2024·18m - 3
Inside NC Labor: Episode 71
Hidden gemInside NC Labor Episode 71 centers on the Carolina STAR program at the North Carolina Department of Labor, which exists to promote effective safety and health management systems.
Sep 12, 2024·33m·2 clips - 4
Inside NC Labor: Episode 69
May 24, 2024·11m - 5
Inside NC Labor: Episode 70
Hidden gemDebbie Rogers-Lowry says a small business "owns me" after 32 years running Compliance Training Associates, where her family helps with certificates, filing, and spreadsheets.
May 24, 2024·35m·3 clips - 6
Inside NC Labor: Episode 68
Hidden gemInside NC Labor Episode 68 turns on a new online wage complaint form, which Keisha Scotton says employees can file any time and which had already logged 142 complaints after a mid-December launch.
Feb 14, 2024·30m·2 clips - 7
Inside NC Labor Episode 67
Hidden gemCommissioner Josh Dobson says his 2.7 million-vote general-election win still felt humbling because 2.6 million people voted for the other name on the ballot.
Jan 24, 2024·27m·2 clips - 8
Inside NC Labor: Episode 65
Hidden gemPaul Sullivan says North Carolina was the only OSHA program hiring when he interviewed after the 1991 Hamlet disaster, which led him to start with the department on August 1, 1993.
Jan 23, 2024·28m·1 clip - 9
Inside NC Labor: Episode 66
Jan 23, 2024·15m - 10
Inside NC Labor: Episode 64
Nov 8, 2023·13m - 11
Inside NC Labor: Episode 63
Oct 4, 2023·18m - 12
Inside NC Labor: Episode 62
Sep 20, 2023·15m - 13
Inside NC Labor Episode 61
Aug 3, 2023·16m - 14
Inside NC Labor: Episode 60
Apr 5, 2023·26m - 15
Inside NC Labor Episode 59
Mar 23, 2023·31m - 16
Inside NC Labor: Episode 58
Jan 31, 2023·22m - 17
Inside NC Labor Episode 57
Sep 30, 2022·25m - 18
Inside NC Labor Episode 56
Sep 19, 2022·38m - 19
Inside NC Labor Episode 55
Aug 22, 2022·28m - 20
Inside NC Labor Episode 54
Jul 28, 2022·29m - 21
Inside NC Labor Episode 53
This episode discusses heat stress hazards and solutions in agriculture with experts from the NC Department of Labor and NC State Cooperative Extension.
Jul 19, 2022·30m - 22
Inside NC Labor Episode 52
Jul 5, 2022·10m - 23
Inside NC Labor Episode 51
An introduction to the North Carolina Department of Labor's Consultative Services Bureau and its chief Kevin O'Barr, discussing his background and the bureau's work.
Jun 1, 2022·27m - 24
Inside NC Labor Episode 50
Apr 18, 2022·35m - 25
Inside NC Labor Episode 49
Mar 17, 2022·29m - 26
Harriet Hopkins, REDB administrator
Feb 11, 2022·33m - 27
Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson
Jan 6, 2022·18m - 28
Julie Ryan, director of Government Affairs, and Edgar Starnes, legislative liaison
Oct 28, 2021·23m - 29
Meredith Watson, Safety Awards Coordinator
Sep 30, 2021·14m - 30
Deputy Bureau Chief Joey Hazelrigg, Elevator and Amusement Device
Aug 13, 2021·17m - 31
Kisha Holmes, New Youth Employment Certificate Process
Jul 9, 2021·12m - 32
Paul Sullivan, OSH West Compliance bureau chief
Jun 11, 2021·20m - 33
Secretary of NCDHHS, Dr. Mandy Cohen and Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson, COVID-19 Vaccines
Mar 26, 2021·19m - 34
Commissioner of Labor Josh Dobson
Feb 19, 2021·20m - 35
Director of Communications and Policy Development Jennifer Haigwood and the Communications Division
Jan 29, 2021·12m - 36
Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry and Harriet Hopkins, REDB
Nov 13, 2020·17m - 37
Art Britt, Chief of Staff
Sep 25, 2020·31m - 38
New Alpine Coaster
May 1, 2020·8m - 39
#StandUp4GrainSafety
This episode discusses grain safety with experts from the NC Department of Labor and the NC Agro-Medicine Institute, covering regulations and outreach for agricultural workers.
Apr 17, 2020·23m - 40
PSA: COVID-19 Resources
Mar 31, 2020·10m - 41
Wanda Lagoe, ETTA
Mar 13, 2020·14m - 42
Jennifer Haigwood, Administration and Governmental Affairs
Feb 28, 2020·13m - 43
2020 Gold Star Growers Workshop
Feb 14, 2020·8m - 44
PSA: Labor Law Posters
Jan 31, 2020·7m - 45
Harriet Hopkins, Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Bureau
Jan 17, 2020·15m - 46
Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry, A Year in Review
Commissioner Cherie Berry and communications staff discuss 2019 highlights of the North Carolina Department of Labor, including safety awards and a historic low injury rate.
Jan 3, 2020·23m - 47
Felicia Gore Hoover, OSH Review Commission
Dec 13, 2019·16m - 48
Shannon Council, Wage and Hour
Nov 15, 2019·13m - 49
Jeremy Smith, assistant bureau chief, Boiler Safety
Nov 1, 2019·17m - 50
N.C. State Fair Ride Inspection Process
Oct 18, 2019·17m