§ 160A-295 (Contingent effective date – see Editor’s note) Definitions
§ 160A-295.1 (Contingent effective date – see Editor’s note) Municipal firefighters; hours of labor; overtime pay
§ 160A-295.2 (Contingent effective date – see Editor’s note) Authority of Department of Labor
§ 160A-295.3 (Contingent effective date – see Editor’s note) Applicability

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 160A > Article 14A - Municipal Firefighters

  • Compensatory time: Time off with regular compensation in lieu of immediate overtime premium pay when a fire department, under certain conditions, compensates the firefighter for overtime hours worked. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-295
  • Firefighter: A full-time, paid employee of an employer, maintaining a fire department certified by the North Carolina Department of Insurance, who is actively serving in a position with assigned primary duties and responsibilities for the prevention, detection, and suppression of fire. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-295
  • 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
  • Supervisory personnel: An individual employed by a public safety employer who (i) has the authority in the interest of the employer to hire, direct, assign, promote, reward, transfer, furlough, lay off, recall, suspend, discipline, or remove public safety officers, or to adjust their grievances or effectively recommend an adjustment, provided that the exercise of the authority is not merely routine or clerical in nature, but requires consistent exercise of independent judgment. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-295
  • Trade time: The time one individual substitutes for another during scheduled work hours in performance of work in the same capacity when two individuals are employed in any occupation by the same fire department, as agreed to solely at the individual's option and with the approval of the management of the fire department. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-295