NC S751

Establishes a Short-Time Compensation Program in North Carolina allowing employers to reduce employee hours by 10-60% as an alternative to layoffs, with affected employees receiving partial unemployment benefits.

Requires employers to submit written plans for Division approval specifying affected units, work hour reductions, employee notification procedures, and certification that health and retirement benefits will continue under the same terms.

Division must approve or disapprove plans within 30 days; approved plans expire after 12 months maximum and can be modified or revoked for good cause such as failure to comply with plan assurances.

Eligible employees receive weekly short-time compensation equal to the regular unemployment benefit multiplied by the percentage of hours reduced, with combined benefits capped at regular unemployment compensation maximum and limited to 52 weeks per plan.

Appropriates $100,000 to the Department of Commerce, Division of Employment Security for 2020-2021 fiscal year to fund one personnel position; provisions effective 60 days after enactment with retroactive application to claims and plans submitted on or after February 15, 2020.