95-25.1. Short title and legislative purpose.
(a) This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "Wage and Hour Act."
(b) The public policy of this State is declared as follows: The wage levels of employees, hours of labor, payment of earned wages, and the well-being of minors are subjects of concern requiring legislation to promote the general welfare of the people of the State without jeopardizing the competitive position of North Carolina business and industry. The General Assembly declares that the general welfare of the State requires the enactment of this law under the police power of the State.
(c) Repealed by Session Laws 2017-4, s. 1, effective March 30, 2017. (1937, c. 409, s. 2; 1979, c. 839, s. 1; 2016-3, 2nd Ex. Sess., s. 2.1; 2017-4, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations
Article 2A - Wage and Hour Act.
§ 95-25.1 - Short title and legislative purpose.
§ 95-25.7 - Payment to separated employees.
§ 95-25.7A - Wages in dispute.
§ 95-25.8 - Withholding of wages.
§ 95-25.12 - Vacation pay plans.
§ 95-25.13 - Notification, posting, and records.
§ 95-25.15 - Investigations and inspection of records; notice of law.
§ 95-25.17 - Wage and Hour Division established.
§ 95-25.18 - Legal representation.
§ 95-25.22 - Recovery of unpaid wages.
§ 95-25.23 - Violation of youth employment; civil penalty.
§ 95-25.23A - Violation of record-keeping requirement; civil penalty.
§ 95-25.23B - Civil penalty collection.
§ 95-25.23C - Report on youth employment enforcement activities.
§ 95-25.24 - Restraint of violations.