(a)        The provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.3 (Minimum Wage), N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.4 (Overtime), and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.5 (Youth Employment), and the provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.15(b) (Record Keeping) as they relate to these exemptions, do not apply to:

(1)        Any person employed in an enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce as defined in the Fair Labor Standards Act:

a.         Except as otherwise specifically provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.5;

b.         Notwithstanding the above, any employee other than a learner, apprentice, student, or handicapped worker as defined in the Fair Labor Standards Act who is not otherwise exempt under the other provisions of this section, and for whom the applicable minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act is less than the minimum wage provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.3, is not exempt from the provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.3 or N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.4;

c.         Notwithstanding the above, any employer or employee exempt from the minimum wage, overtime, or child labor requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act for whom there is no comparable exemption under this Article shall not be exempt under this subsection except that where an exemption in the Fair Labor Standards Act provides a method of computing overtime which is an alternative to the method required in 29 U.S.C.S. ? 207(a), the employer or employee subject to that alternate method shall be exempt from the provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.4(a); provided that, persons not employed at an enterprise described in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall also be subject to the same alternative methods of overtime calculation in the circumstances described in the Fair Labor Standards Act exemptions providing those alternative methods;

(2)        Any person employed in agriculture, as defined under the Fair Labor Standards Act;

(3)        Any person employed as a domestic, including baby sitters and companions, as defined under the Fair Labor Standards Act;

(4)        Any person employed as a page in the North Carolina General Assembly or in the Governor’s Office;

(5)        Bona fide volunteers in medical, educational, religious, or nonprofit organizations where an employer-employee relationship does not exist;

(6)        Persons confined in and working for any penal, correctional or mental institution of the State or local government;

(7)        Any person employed as a model, or as an actor or performer in motion pictures or theatrical, radio or television productions, as defined under the Fair Labor Standards Act, except as otherwise specifically provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.5;

(8)        Any person employed by an outdoor drama in a production role, including lighting, costumes, properties and special effects, except as otherwise specifically provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.5; but this exemption does not include such positions as office workers, ticket takers, ushers and parking lot attendants.

(b)        The provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.3 (Minimum Wage) and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.4 (Overtime), and the provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.15(b) (Record Keeping) as they relate to these exemptions, do not apply to:

(1)        Any employee of a boys’ or girls’ summer camp or of a seasonal religious or nonprofit educational conference center;

(2)        Any person employed in the catching, processing or first sale of seafood, as defined under the Fair Labor Standards Act;

(3)        The spouse, child, or parent of the employer or any person qualifying as a dependent of the employer under the income tax laws of North Carolina;

(4)        Any person employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, professional or outside sales capacity, as defined under the Fair Labor Standards Act;

(5)        Repealed by Session Laws 1989, c. 687, s. 2.

(6)        Any person while participating in a ridesharing arrangement as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-44.21;

(7)        Any person who is employed as a computer systems analyst, computer programmer, software engineer, or other similarly skilled worker, as defined in the Fair Labor Standards Act.

(b1)      The provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.3 (Minimum Wage) and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.4 (Overtime), and the provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.15(b) (Record Keeping) as they relate to the exemptions provided for in this subsection, do not apply to any of the following:

(1)        Hours worked as a bona fide volunteer firefighter in an incorporated, nonprofit volunteer or community fire department.

(2)        Hours worked as a bona fide volunteer rescue and emergency medical services personnel in an incorporated, nonprofit volunteer or community fire department, or an incorporated, nonprofit rescue squad.

Hours worked in accordance with this subsection shall not be considered hours worked for purposes of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.3 or N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.4

(c)        The provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.4 (Overtime), and the provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.15(b) (Record Keeping) as they relate to this exemption, do not apply to:

(1)        Drivers, drivers’ helpers, loaders and mechanics, as defined under the Fair Labor Standards Act;

(2)        Taxicab drivers;

(3)        Seamen, employees of railroads, and employees of air carriers, as defined under the Fair Labor Standards Act;

(4)        Salespersons, mechanics and partsmen employed by automotive, truck, and farm implement dealers, as defined under the Fair Labor Standards Act;

(5)        Salespersons employed by trailer, boat, and aircraft dealers, as defined under the Fair Labor Standards Act;

(6)        Live-in child care workers or other live-in employees in homes for dependent children;

(7)        Radio and television announcers, news editors, and chief engineers, as defined under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

(8)        Any employee of a seasonal amusement or recreational establishment.

(d)       The provisions of this Article do not apply to the State of North Carolina, any city, town, county, or municipality, or any State or local agency or instrumentality of government, except for the following provisions, which do apply:

(1)        The minimum wage provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.3;

(2)        The definition provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.2 necessary to interpret the applicable provisions;

(3)        The exemptions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section;

(4)        The complainant protection provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.20

(e)        Employment in a seasonal recreation program by the State of North Carolina, any city, town, county, or municipality, or any State or local agency or instrumentality of government, is exempt from all provisions of this Article, including N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.3 (Minimum Wage). ?(1937, c. 406; c. 409, s. 3; 1939, c. 312, s. 1; 1943, c. 59; 1947, c. 825; 1949, c. 1057; 1959, cc. 475, 629; 1961, cc. 602, 1070; 1963, c. 1123; 1965, c. 724; 1967, c. 998; 1973, c. 600, s. 1; 1975, c. 19, s. 26; c. 413, s. 2; 1977, c. 146; 1979, c. 839, s. 1; 1981, c. 493, s. 2; c. 606, s. 2; c. 663, s. 7; 1983, c. 708, s. 2; 1989, c. 687, s. 2; 1991, c. 330, s. 3; 1993, c. 214, s. 2; 1995, c. 509, s. 47; 1997-146, s. 2; 2002-113, s. 2; 2017-185, s. 3(a).)

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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 95-25.14

  • Agriculture: includes farming in all its branches performed by a farmer or on a farm as an incident to or in conjunction with farming operations. See North Carolina General Statutes 95-25.2
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Employee: includes any individual employed by an employer. See North Carolina General Statutes 95-25.2
  • Employer: includes any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee. See North Carolina General Statutes 95-25.2
  • Enterprise: means the related activities performed either through unified operations or common control by any person or persons for a common business purpose and includes all such activities whether performed in one or more establishments or by one or more corporate units but shall not include the related activities performed for such enterprise by an independent contractor or franchisee. See North Carolina General Statutes 95-25.2
  • Establishment: means a physical location where business is conducted. See North Carolina General Statutes 95-25.2
  • Fair Labor Standards Act: means the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended and as the same may be amended from time to time by the United States Congress. See North Carolina General Statutes 95-25.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Hours worked: includes all time an employee is employed. See North Carolina General Statutes 95-25.2
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, legal representative, or any organized group of persons. See North Carolina General Statutes 95-25.2
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • wage: includes sick pay, vacation pay, severance pay, commissions, bonuses, and other amounts promised when the employer has a policy or a practice of making such payments. See North Carolina General Statutes 95-25.2