NC H334

Enacts the Families' Stabilization Act requiring employers with more than five employees to pay equal wages to employees of different genders performing the same classification of work in the same establishment.

Prohibits pay variations based on gender but allows variations based on seniority, length of service, ability, skill, shift time, hours worked, or other reasonable non-gender factors applied in good faith.

Employers cannot reduce any employee's pay to achieve compliance with the wage equality requirement.

Employees may file complaints with the Department of Labor or pursue civil action to recover unpaid wages, costs, and attorney's fees without exhausting administrative remedies, with a two-year statute of limitations.

Prohibits employer retaliation against employees who seek redress or participate in investigations under this Article.