Rules and Regulations

Proposed Rule Amendment

The Department of Labor intends to adopt 13 NCAC 01D .0101 and .0102. Session Law 2024-26 requires the Department of Labor to develop or identify human trafficking awareness training. The trainings are required to be completed by certain groups of individuals as identified by the Session Law. Rule 13 NCAC 01D .0101 sets forth the specific requirements to implement that provision of the Session Law. The Session Law also requires lodging establishments to display public awareness signs developed by the Department of Labor. Rule 13 NCAC 01D .0102 sets forth the required components of those signs. The Department consulted with the Human Trafficking Commission, the NC Restaurant and Lodging Association, and DHHS in developing these requirements.

Comments will be accepted until July 14, 2025 and may be submitted to dol.rules@labor.nc.gov. The proposed rule language is linked below.

13 NCAC 01D .0101

Public Comments

A “public comment” is defined as a written comment objecting to the rule, in whole or in part, received by an agency from any member of the public, including an association or other organization representing the regulated community or other members of the public [G.S. 150B-21.3A(5)]. 

Comments should be sent to the following email address, dol.rules@labor.nc.gov, with "Rules Comment" in the subject heading. NOTE: This email address is only for comments on rules. It is monitored only during active rulemaking. 

The following NCDOL rules were previously approved by the Rules Review Commission on November 26, 2024:

The next step in the periodic review is for the agency to re-adopt the above listed rules. Note: All NCDOL rules may be found below under "About Rulemaking".

Direct Notification of All NCDOL Rulemaking

If you would like to receive future notices regarding rules undergoing rules review, which are open for public comment under N.C. Gen. Stat. §150B-21.3A, please request to be added to the NCDOL Rules Notification List by emailing dol.rules@labor.nc.gov.

About Rulemaking

This section provides information on administrative rulemaking, including verbatim adoptions of federal OSHA Standards. Notices of public hearings and periodic reviews will also be available here. 

If you are interested in being notified of any rulemaking activity, please email our Rulemaking Coordinator, Ashley Snyder, or call our Legal Affairs Division at (919) 707-7713.

About Laws and Administrative Rules

The N.C. Department of Labor enforces various acts set forth by the N.C. General Assembly. Administrative rules which define the acts are available on the Office of Administrative Hearings website.  Links to both the acts and administrative rules are provided below: