PUBLISHED

N.C.G.S. § 126-16

Equal opportunity for employment and compensation by State departments and agencies and local political subdivisions.

Effective date: 2026-08-08
Last verified: 2026-08-09
Source: official source
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All State agencies, departments, and institutions and all local political subdivisions of North Carolina shall give equal opportunity for employment and compensation, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or genetic information to all persons otherwise qualified. (1971, c. 823; 1975, c. 158; 1977, c. 866, s. 7; 1979, c. 862, s. 3; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1116, s. 111; 1985, c. 571, s. 2; 1991, c. 65, s. 6; 2013-382, s. 7.1.)