NC S740

Mandates hazard pay of at least 1.5 times regular pay or equivalent compensatory time for state employees required to work on-site during a communicable disease epidemic or pandemic when other employees are restricted from the workplace.

Defines "mandatory employees" as those in positions directly impacting public health, public safety, critical infrastructure, research labs, or custody of persons/property, and allows them to be excused if they are high-risk, isolated, quarantined, ill, or caring for family members due to facility closures.

Requires state agency heads to designate mandatory operations and employees in advance, maintain current employee lists, provide alternative staffing plans, and supply housing and food if employees must remain on-site for extended periods.

Allows compensatory time earned during public health emergencies to be used within 24 months and prohibits payout at expiration or upon separation; applies to both exempt and nonexempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Appropriates $5,000,000 from the General Fund for the 2020-2021 fiscal year to implement hazard pay provisions and directs the Legislative Research Commission to study hazard pay practices at private and local government employers.