What North Carolina law adds on top of federal law for nurses and EMS, and who to call.
Every rule here was read on the statute, regulation or agency page it cites. Checked November 10, 2026.
General information, not legal advice. Laws change and your facts decide how they apply. Before you act, confirm with the agency listed here or with an employment lawyer or your union representative.
NCDOL takes private-sector complaints under the NC Wage and Hour Act for work done in North Carolina: unpaid wages (not overtime), final paychecks, vacation, deductions and pay cuts. It will not accept complaints for wages due more than one year ago. Complaints against a government employer, and minimum-wage and overtime complaints, go to the U.S. Department of Labor (866-487-9243).
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour DivisionUnpaid wages and overtime, PUMP Act, FMLA. Contact · 1-866-487-9243
OSHAPrivate-employer safety complaints, and retaliation for raising safety (30 days under the OSH Act). Public employees: see Unions and public employers. Contact
However your job ends, you must be paid all wages due by the next regular payday. Bonuses and commissions are due on the first regular payday after the amount can be calculated.
Who it covers: Private-sector employees in North Carolina. The state, counties, cities and other public agencies are excluded (G.S. 95-25.14(d)).
Limits and exceptions to know (the law may have others; read the source):
Doesn't cover you if the State, a city, town or county, or another state or local government agency employs you; the final-pay rule isn't among the parts of the Act that apply to them. (G.S. 95-25.14(d))
"Employees whose employment is discontinued for any reason shall be paid all wages due on or before the next regular payday either through the regular pay channels or by trackable mail if requested by the employee in writing."
For North Carolina we have not yet confirmed state rules on mandatory overtime, staffing ratios, plans and committees, meal and rest breaks. That does not mean North Carolina has no rule on them: we leave a topic off until we have read it at the source, and only federal rules are shown for it here.