Employment laws and bills in North Carolina

Every bill in the North Carolina Legislature that falls inside the Employment and Labor Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in scope
73bills in scope
Past committee
13past committee
Most recent action
7 October 2026most recent action

Employment laws enacted in North Carolina in 2026

4 Employment bills were enacted in North Carolina this year, the latest with a last action on 7 July 2026. They lead the list below.

Employment bills in North Carolina

6Enacted

7Past committee

60Introduced or inactive

73 bills in scope

Enacted

6

SB 1041Public Workforce Modernization Act.EnactedHB 171Equality in State Agencies/Prohibition on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).EnactedHB 258Worker Safety Act of 2026.EnactedHB 315Prohibit Litigation Investments/Amend Workers' Compensation Benefits.EnactedSB 124State Hiring Accessibility and Modernization.EnactedHB 5682025 Omnibus Labor Amendments.Enacted

Past committee

7

HB 48Increase Unemployment Insurance Maximum Benefit/2025 Unemployment Insurance Tax Credit.Passed chamberHB 1083Voluntary Portable Benefits Plan Act.Passed chamberHB 1214Make E-Verify Great Again.Passed committeeSB 991Community College Workforce Readiness Act.Passed committeeHB 717Amend NC Professional Employer Organization Act.Passed chamberHB 574Workforce Development Pilot Project.Passed chamberHB 45General Statutes Commission Moral Turpitude/Occupational Licensure.Passed committee

Introduced or inactive

12 of 60 shown

HB 1206Pregnant Workers Fairness Act/Funds.In committeeSB 1015Child Care Omnibus.In committeeSB 988Protecting Workers in the Age of AI Act.In committeeHB 1138Aging With Dignity Act.In committeeHB 1149Keep NC Working Act.In committeeHB 1161Omnibus Artificial Intelligence Protections.In committeeHB 1163Workforce Act of 2026.In committeeSB 9362026 DST Admin/Technical/Clarifying Changes.-ABIn committeeSB 962Investing in North Carolina Act.In committeeHB 1096First in Flight Act.In committeeHB 1112NC Workforce Stability and Economic Protection.In committeeHB 662Support the State Highway Patrol.In committee

Showing the 25 furthest along of 73. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the North Carolina Legislature's own page.

What LawSignals covers

What counts as Employment and Labor Legislation legislation

In scope is any bill governing the employment relationship: minimum, prevailing and overtime wages, wage theft, worker classification and gig work, paid sick, family and medical leave, unemployment and workers' compensation, discrimination, harassment, pay equity and pay range disclosure, unions and public sector bargaining, workplace safety and heat standards, electronic monitoring and automated hiring tools, and noncompete and nondisclosure agreements.

Tracker scopes are model-drafted, not attorney-reviewed.

Other practice areas in North Carolina

Employment legislation in other jurisdictions

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