This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of North Carolina laws related to fair pay, including equal pay and pay discrimination laws and employee wage disclosure rights. North Carolina does not have laws regarding pay transparency, salary history inquiries or pay data reporting.
Updated to reflect a May 21, 2025, federal court order partially vacating the definition of related medical conditions in the PWFA Implementing Regulations.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has opened data collection for 2024 EEO-1 reports and removed the option for employers to designate employees as nonbinary.
Portions of a 2024 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance document on harassment that dealt with gender identity issues have been vacated by a federal district judge.
HR and legal considerations for employers regarding federal, state and local equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws, including discrimination, harassment and fair pay.