NC H805

Require employers to provide employees working more than 6 continuous hours in a 24-hour period with a paid 60-minute meal period and at least one 15-minute paid work break; employees working 6 hours or less receive at least one 15-minute paid work break.

Eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped employees by prohibiting tips from being counted as wages, effective January 1, 2022; allow tip pooling among employees who regularly receive tips with a maximum 15% reduction per employee.

Prohibit employers from requiring employees to refrain from disclosing their wages or signing documents denying wage disclosure rights.

Protect employees from discharge, discipline, or discrimination for inquiring about, disclosing, comparing, or discussing wages with other employees.

Add wage disclosure protections to the existing retaliation provisions in G.S. 95-241, allowing employees to exercise rights under the new wage disclosure section without fear of employer retaliation.