NC H241

Prohibits employers from discriminating against, discharging, demoting, or taking adverse employment actions against employees who are members of the North Carolina Wing-Civil Air Patrol based on membership or authorized absences for Civil Air Patrol duties

Limits authorized absences to no more than 7 consecutive scheduled working days per absence and 14 total scheduled working days per calendar year

Requires that authorized absences be for State-approved missions under G.S. 143B-1030(b)(3) or United States Air Force authorized missions, with employers able to require copies of mission orders

Specifies that employers are not required to pay salary or wages during authorized absences unless the employee uses available paid leave

Appropriates $5,000 in nonrecurring funds to the Department of Labor for the 2023-2024 fiscal year to create educational materials for employers