North Carolina Employee Handbook

Oct 1, 2025

When your company hires employees in North Carolina, you are required to comply with federal, state, and local employment laws. There are a variety of human resources and labor policies in the workplace that differ by state. Through your employee handbook, employers can easily document and distribute the correct policies to their employees to comply with the laws of each state.

Creating your North Carolina Employee Handbook is a useful way to explain important policies and procedures, mitigate legal risk, and introduce employees to the expectations and operating practices of the organization.

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North Carolina Employee Handbook Policies

There are 6 state and local employee handbook policies in North Carolina.

Privacy

North Carolina Electronic Monitoring Policy

Employer is generally prohibited from electronically recording employees without your consent.

Leaves of Absence

North Carolina Jury Duty Leave Policy

Employer is required to provide employees with time off to serve as a juror but is not however required to pay employees during their absence.

North Carolina Domestic Violence Leave Policy

Employer provides job-protected leave to an employee for “a reasonable period of time” to obtain a protective order or other relief from domestic violence.

North Carolina Volunteer Emergency Responder Leave Policy

Employer allows employees to take unpaid leave to serve as a member of a volunteer fire department, rescue squad, or emergency medical services agency in response to an emergency.

North Carolina Military Leave Policy

Employer allows employees to take leave for active or emergency military duty. This leave can be unpaid.

North Carolina School Leave Policy

Employer provides employees with up to 4 hours of unpaid leave each year to participate in activities at a child’s school or daycare.

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Federal Employee Handbook Policies

Regardless of which states you have employees in, there are required federal policies that must be included in your employee handbook. In addition to any state-specific policies, your employee handbook for North Carolina should contain the following federal policies.

  • Anti-Harassment Policy
  • Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy
  • Anti-Retaliation Policy
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
  • Reasonable Accommodation Policy

Handbook Policy Best Practices

In addition to the required federal policies, the following policies are best practices to include in your employee handbook.

  • Weapons Policy
  • Disciplinary Action Policy
  • Prohibited Conduct Policy
  • Violations Reporting Policy
  • Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
  • At-Will Employment

Employee handbook requirements by state

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