NC S564

Amends North Carolina unemployment insurance law to classify direct sellers as non-employees for unemployment insurance purposes.

Excludes individuals engaged in selling consumer products in homes or non-permanent retail settings from employee classification if they have a written contract stating they will not be treated as employees for federal and state tax purposes.

Excludes individuals engaged in direct sales on a buy-sell, deposit-commission, or similar basis from employee classification if remuneration is directly related to sales output (not hours worked) and they have a written non-employee contract.

Excludes individuals selling consumer products in permanent retail establishments from employee classification if they receive no remuneration from the establishment owner, have no control restrictions, and only solicit sales from customers frequenting that establishment.

Effective upon enactment.