2027 North Carolina Labor Law Poster — State & Federal All-In-One (Pre-Order)

2027 pre-order — ready to ship in early to mid January once the laws and new designs are finalized.

Description – 2027 North Carolina State and Federal Combo Poster

North Carolina keeps things straightforward for employers: the state’s minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, matching the federal floor rather than setting a higher state rate, and overtime is generally owed at time and one-half after 40 hours in a workweek. The state labor department also requires employers to post its Wage and Hour Notice and its occupational safety and health (OSH) notice where employees customarily see notices. This 2027 North Carolina combo carries those state wage-and-hour and workplace-safety notices on one laminated poster.

Compliance notes:

North Carolina’s minimum wage is currently $7.25 an hour, and it applies to employers doing business in the state as well as to state, county, and local government employers. For tipped employees, an employer must pay at least $2.13 an hour in cash wages, provided tips make up the difference to $7.25, and must pay more if tips fall short of that credit in any hour. A tip credit also requires advance notice to the employee, that the employee retain all tips, and accurate, complete tip records certified monthly or each pay period. Source: North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL), “Minimum Wage in N.C.”

An employer must pay at least the minimum wage for all hours worked, plus time-and-one-half based on the employee’s regular rate for all hours over 40 in a workweek, unless the employee is exempt for some reason. The same NCDOL guidance notes that the Wage and Hour Act does not require an employer to provide mandatory wage benefits such as vacation pay, sick leave, jury-duty pay, or holiday pay — but once an employer promises such wages or benefits under a policy, agreement, or practice, it must pay them as promised. A reduction in promised wages or benefits also cannot take away pay or benefits already earned; it must be prospective from the date of notification. Source: North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL), “Promised Wages Including Wage Benefits”

NCDOL requires all North Carolina businesses to post a copy of the Wage and Hour Notice to Employees and the OSH Notice to Employees in a conspicuous place where notices to employees are customarily posted. Those two free posters cover some of the laws NCDOL enforces, including wage-and-hour, occupational safety and health, and employment-discrimination laws. Businesses may also be required by other state and federal agencies to post additional notices, such as unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation notices, so the NCDOL pair is the state-labor-department core, not the whole posting obligation. Source: North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL), “State and Federal Workplace Poster Requirements”

IMPORTANT: The product on this page is for a single poster and does not include replacement posters for future updates.

Disclaimer:

This poster only includes state and federal posting requirements. Certain cities, counties, and other jurisdictions may have additional posting requirements that are not included in this product. You may download these posters for free here.