H1069 - 2016 NC Employee Protection Act

• Amends the definition of "employee" under state E-Verify statutes to exclude farm workers, independent contractors, and individuals providing sporadic or irregular domestic service in private homes.

• Reduces the employer threshold for E-Verify compliance from 25 employees to 5 or more employees doing business in North Carolina.

• Repeals G.S. 15A-311(c), which previously allowed law enforcement to use consular documents and certain identity documents to determine identity or residency.

• Requires the Department of Labor to include information about employer responsibilities under E-Verify and related statutes on labor law posters, with contact information for filing complaints.

• Appropriates $10,000 to the Department of Labor for the 2016-2017 fiscal year to produce required labor law posters; effective October 1, 2016.