WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Company for Disability Discrimination * Federal lawsuit charges company subjected employee to an impermissible medical examination and fired her GREENSBORO, N.C. - Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Company, a North Carolina-based soft drink company with a facility in Colfax, North Carolina, violated federal law when it required an employee to undergo   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein Announces NC Film and Entertainment Grant Program Awardees * Today in Wilmington, Governor Stein joined small business owners and members of North Carolina's TV and film industry to announce that three television-streaming series and four independent feature-length films have been approved for North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grants. The productions, estimated   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein Signs Executive Order for Interagency Council for Coordinating Homelessness Programs * Today Governor Josh Stein signed (Opens in new window) Executive Order 25 relaunching the Interagency Council for Coordinating Homelessness Programs (ICCHP), a multi-agency effort to prevent and end homelessness in part by strengthening coordination among partners across governmen  more