Employee Rights Regarding Time Worked and Wages Earned

Frequently Requested Wage and Hour Fact Sheets

How to File a Wage Complaint

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In order for the N.C. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Bureau to assist an employee with a wage dispute, a complaint must be filed.

File a Complaint

Other Wage and Hour Fact Sheets

Adverse Weather Policies in the Private Sector

Adverse Weather Policies in the Private Sector

Changes or Reduction in Wages

Changes or Reduction in Wages

Debit-Payroll Card Payment/Direct Deposit Enforcement Position

Debit-Payroll Card Payment/Direct Deposit Enforcement Position

Deductions from Wages

Deductions from Wages

Employment At Will

Employment At Will

Fluctuating Workweek Overtime Pay

Fluctuating Workweek Overtime Pay

Full-Time vs. Part-Time Employees

Full-Time vs. Part-Time Employees

Garnishments in North Carolina

Garnishments in North Carolina

Independent Contractor vs. Employee

Independent Contractor vs. Employee

Job Reference and Blacklisting Laws

Job Reference and Blacklisting Laws

Medical Payment Law

Medical Payment Law

Overtime Pay Coefficient Table

Overtime Pay Coefficient Table

Overtime – Weighted Average

Overtime – Weighted Average

Parental Leave

Parental Leave

Payment of Final Wages to Separated Employees

Payment of Final Wages to Separated Employees

Poster and Agency Referral Information

Poster and Agency Referral Information

Prevailing Wage Rates

Prevailing Wage Rates

Promised Wages Including Wage Benefits

Promised Wages Including Wage Benefits

Recording Time and Rounding of Hours Worked

Recording Time and Rounding of Hours Worked

Riding and Driving/Meeting and Training

Riding and Driving/Meeting and Training

Volunteer Firefighter-EMS Volunteer Work Hours

Volunteer Firefighter-EMS Volunteer Work Hours

Derechos al Trabajador

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La misión de la Oficina de Horas y Salarios es investigar quejas de salarios no pagados y proteger a menores de 18 años de trabajos en condiciones inseguras.

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Wage and Hour Laws and Administrative Rules

Wage and Hour Act

The Wage and Hour Bureau enforces the Wage and Hour Act, which governs how employers make, keep, and preserve records of hours worked, wages paid and other conditions and practices of employment.

Wage and Hour Administrative Rules

The N.C. Department of Labor adopts administrative rules, which provide further information regarding enforcement of the act. The rules for the Wage and Hour Act can be found at the Office of Administrative Hearings website.