Chapter 126
80 published sections.
Article 1 - State Human Resources System Established
- N.C.G.S. § 126-1 — Purpose of Chapter; application to local employees.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-1.1 — Career State employee defined.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-2 — State Human Resources Commission.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-3 — Office of State Human Resources established and responsibilities outlined; administration and supervision; appointment, compensation and tenure of Director.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-3.1 — Employing agency flexibility.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-4 — Powers and duties of State Human Resources Commission.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-5 — Employees subject to Chapter; exemptions.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-6.2 — Reports.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-6.3 — Temporary employment needs of Cabinet and Council of State agencies; use of the Temporary Solutions Program.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-6.4 — Temp-to-perm hiring.
Article 2 - Salaries, Promotions, and Leave of State Employees
- N.C.G.S. § 126-7.1 — Posting requirement; State employees receive priority consideration; reduction-in-force; Work First hiring; reorganization through reduction.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-7.3 — Annual compensation surveys.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-8 — Minimum leave granted State employees.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-8.1 — Paid leave for certain athletic competition.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-8.2 — Replacement of law-enforcement officer on final sick leave.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-8.3 — Voluntary shared leave.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-8.4 — (See note on condition precedent) No sick leave taken for absences by State employees resulting from adverse reactions to vaccination.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-8.5 — Discontinued service retirement allowance and severance wages for certain State employees.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-8.6 — Paid parental leave.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-8.7 — Reducing barriers to State employment.
Article 3 - Local Discretion as to Local Government Employees
- N.C.G.S. § 126-9 — County or municipal employees may be made subject to rules adopted by local governing body.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-10 — Personnel services to local governmental units.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-11 — Local personnel system may be established; approval and monitoring; rules and regulations.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-11.1 — Veterans and National Guard preference for local government.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-11.2 — Sign-on and retention bonuses for local government.
Article 4 - Competitive Service
- N.C.G.S. § 126-12 — Governor and Council of State to determine competitive service.
Article 5 - Political Activity of Employees
- N.C.G.S. § 126-13 — Appropriate political activity of State employees defined.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-14 — Promise or threat to obtain political contribution or support.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-14.1 — Threat to obtain political contribution or support.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-14.2 — Political hirings limited.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-14.3 — Open and fair competition.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-14.3A — Increasing efficiency of State job application process.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-14.3B — Hiring candidate from most qualified pool in previous posting.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-14.5 — Compelled speech prohibited.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-14.6 — Ensuring dignity and nondiscrimination in State government workplaces.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-15 — Disciplinary action for violation of Article.
Article 6 - Equal Employment and Compensation Opportunity; Assisting in Obtaining State Employment
- N.C.G.S. § 126-16 — Equal opportunity for employment and compensation by State departments and agencies and local political subdivisions.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-16.1 — Equal employment opportunity training.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-17 — Retaliation by State departments and agencies and local political subdivisions.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-18 — Compensation for assisting person in obtaining State employment barred; exception.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-19 — Equal employment opportunity plans; reports; maintenance of services by Director of the Office of State Human Resources.
Article 7 - The Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records
- N.C.G.S. § 126-22 — Personnel files not subject to inspection under § 132-6.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-23 — Certain records to be kept by State agencies open to inspection.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-24 — Confidential information in personnel files; access to such information.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-25 — Remedies of employee objecting to material in file.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-26 — Rules and regulations.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-27 — Penalty for permitting access to confidential file by unauthorized person.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-28 — Penalty for examining, copying, etc., confidential file without authority.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-29 — Access to material in file for agency hearing.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-30 — Fraudulent disclosure and willful nondisclosure on application for State employment; penalties.
Article 8 - Employee Appeals of Grievances and Disciplinary Action
- N.C.G.S. § 126-34.01 — Grievance; resolution.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-34.02 — Grievance appeal process; grounds.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-34.2 — Alternative dispute resolution.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-34.3 — Judicial review of fee awards.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-35 — Just cause; disciplinary actions for State employees.
Article 10 - Interchange of Governmental Employees
- N.C.G.S. § 126-51 — Short title.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-52 — Definitions.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-53 — Authority to interchange employees.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-54 — Status of employees of sending agency.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-55 — Travel expenses of employees from this State.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-56 — Status of employees of other governments.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-57 — Travel expenses of employees of other governments.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-58 — Administration.
Article 12 - Work Options Program for State Employees
- N.C.G.S. § 126-74 — Work Options Program established.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-75 — Work options for State employees.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-76 — Promoting Work Options Program.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-77 — Authority of agencies to participate.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-78 — Administration.
Article 13 - Veteran's Preference
- N.C.G.S. § 126-80 — Declaration of policy.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-80.5 — National Guard preference.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-81 — Definitions.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-82 — State Human Resources Commission to provide for preference.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-83 — Exceptions.
Article 14 - Protection for Reporting Improper Government Activities
- N.C.G.S. § 126-84 — Statement of policy.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-85 — Protection from retaliation.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-86 — Civil actions for injunctive relief or other remedies.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-87 — Remedies.
- N.C.G.S. § 126-88 — Notice of employee protections and obligations.
Article 15 - Communications With Members of the General Assembly
- N.C.G.S. § 126-90 — Communications with members of the General Assembly.
Article 16 - Flexible Compensation Plan
- N.C.G.S. § 126-95 — Flexible compensation plan.