I'm being furloughed (Furloughs ordered ...):
Gov. Beverly Perdue signed an executive order this morning, calling for unpaid furloughs of all state employees.
All teachers and state employees will receive a pay cut of 0.5 percent and in exchange will receive 10 hours of time off, at a time they choose. Although workers will see their pay cut in May and June, they may take their 10 hours of flexible time off between June 1 and Dec. 31.
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The emergency steps respond to a worsening budget shortfall in the current fiscal year. ...
All teachers and state employees will receive a pay cut of 0.5 percent and in exchange will receive 10 hours of time off, at a time they choose. Although workers will see their pay cut in May and June, they may take their 10 hours of flexible time off between June 1 and Dec. 31.
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The emergency steps respond to a worsening budget shortfall in the current fiscal year. ...
In addition, a nice little wind farm study might be shut down.