North Carolina Senator Doug Berger (D-Franklin County) has introduced Mandatory Deposit Legislation (a bottle bill), which imposes a mandatory, pre-paid fee on all beverage containers; requires consumers to return containers to designated locations to reclaim the fee; subjects businesses and government to lost revenues through fraud. Click Here to learn more!

We need your help! SB 215, a 10 ¢ deposit, is not the answer to litter problems!
Click Here to learn more how you can write you local legislator.

A nationwide study released March 5, 2007 found that many teenagers use dangerous equipment and work long hours on the job, even though such activity is prohibited by federal labor laws . The study was the subject of attention from the Raleigh News & Observer, National Public Radio, and national media outlets as it focused on teenagers nationwide, not just in North Carolina. Click Here for learn more about North Carolina Child Labor Laws.

The campaign to raise the Greensboro minimum wage to $9.36 an hour now has a web presence. And, in classic Gate City style, that presence is a blog. Click here to go directly to the Greensboro Blog. For the article, Click Here.

Click here to check your compliance with Federal Child Labor laws.

ilCarolinas Food Industry Coun