North Carolina Governor Signs Bill Aimed at Protecting Employees from Misclassification

On August 11, 2017, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed into law Senate Bill 407, which creates Article 82, Chapter 183 of the state’s general statutes — more commonly known as the Employee Fair Classification Act (the Act). Quite simply, the Act creates an Employee Classification Division (ECD) within the North Carolina Industrial Commission, led by Director Bradley L. Hicks.

The legislation creating the ECD was introduced in 2015 but failed to become law. In response, former Governor Pat McCrory signed an executive order temporarily …

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