PROTECT NORTH CAROLINA WORKERS ACT.

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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2017-2018 Session
House Bill 35 (Public) Filed Wednesday, February 1, 2017
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYERS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FEDERAL E-VERIFY PROGRAM; TO REPEAL THE E-VERIFY EXEMPTION FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES; AND TO EXCLUDE FARM WORKERS FROM THE DEFINITION OF EMPLOYEE UNDER ARTICLE 2 OF CHAPTER 64 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES.
Intro. by Cleveland, Millis, Conrad.
Status: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate Action) (Apr 26 2017)

Bill History:

H 35

Bill Summaries:

  • Bill H 35 (2017-2018)
    Summary date: Apr 24 2017 - View Summary

    House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.

    Amends GS 64-24 to define employer as any person, business entity, or other organization that transacts business in the state and employs 15 (currently, 25, was five in the 1st edition) or more employees in this state.

    Employment and Retirement, Immigration
    GS 64
  • Bill H 35 (2017-2018)
    Summary date: Feb 1 2017 - View Summary

    Amends the definitions in GS 64-25 for terms used in Article 2 of GS Chapter 64, Verification of Work Authorization, as follows. Amends the definition of employee to remove the exclusion from the term for individuals whose term of employment is less than nine months in a calendar year; adds that the term does not include a farm worker, an independent contractor, or an individual who provides domestic service in a private home that is sporadic irregular, or intermittent. Adds and defines the terms farm worker and independent contractor. 

    Effective October 1, 2017.

    Business and Commerce, Employment and Retirement, Immigration
    GS 64
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