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NC Gen Stat § 96-31 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 96 - Employment Security|Article 4 - Job Training, Education, and Placement Information Management.|§ 96-31 - Definitions.

 96-31. Definitions.As used in this Article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the term:(1) "CFS" means the common follow-up information management system developed by the Labor and Economic Analysis Division under this Article.(2) Repealed by Session Laws 2012-134, s. 5(b), effective June 29, 2012.(3) Repealed by Session Laws 2000, c. 140, s. 93.1(d).(4) "State job training, education, and placement program" or "State-funded program" means a program operated by a State or local government agency or entity and supported in whole or in part by State or federal funds, that provides job training and education or job placement services to program participants. The term does not include on-the-job training provided to current employees of the agency or entity for the purposes of professional development.  (1995, c. 507, s. 25.6(a); 2000-140, s. 93.1(d); 2011-401, s. 2.29; 2012-134, s. 5(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 96-32 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 96 - Employment Security|Article 4 - Job Training, Education, and Placement Information Management.|§ 96-32 - Common follow-up information management system created.

 96-32. Common follow-up information management system created.(a) The Department of Commerce, Labor and Economic Analysis Division (LEAD), shall develop, implement, and maintain a common follow-up information management system for tracking the performance measures related to current and former participants in State job training, education, and placement programs. The system shall provide for the automated collection, organization, dissemination, and analysis of data obtained from State-funded programs that provide job training and education and job placement services to program participants. In developing the system, LEAD shall ensure that data and information collected from State agencies is confidential, not open for general public inspection, and maintained and disseminated in a manner that protects the identity of individual persons from general public disclosure.(b) LEAD shall adopt procedures and guidelines for the development and implementation of the CFS authorized under this section.(c) Based on data collected under the CFS, the LEAD shall evaluate the effectiveness of job training, education, and placement programs to determine if specific program goals and objectives are attained, to determine placement and completion rates for each program, and to make recommendations regarding the continuation of State funding for programs evaluated.(d) The LEAD shall do the following:(1) Collaborate with the NCWorks Commission to develop common performance measures across workforce programs in the Department of Commerce, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Community Colleges System Office, the Department of Administration, and the Department of Public Instruction that can be tracked through the CFS in order to assess and report on workforce development program performance.(2) Determine whether other workforce development programs not participating in CFS should be required to report information and data.(3) Provide information from CFS to reporting agencies annually.(4) Provide training for participating agencies to ensure data quality and consistency.(5) Develop common data definitions that are shared across agencies contributing information to the system.(e) The Department of Commerce shall ensure that funding and staff resources for the CFS are not diverted to other programs or systems managed by the Department of Commerce.  (1995, c. 507, s. 25.6(a); 2000-140, s. 93.1(e); 2001-424, ss. 12.2(b), 20.17(a); 2011-401, s. 2.30; 2012-131, s. 4(a); 2012-134, s. 5(c); 2013-391, s. 8; 2015-241, s. 15.11(d).)
NC Gen Stat § 96-33 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 96 - Employment Security|Article 4 - Job Training, Education, and Placement Information Management.|§ 96-33 - State agencies required to provide information and data.

 96-33. State agencies required to provide information and data.(a) Every State agency and local government agency or entity that receives State or federal funds for the direct or indirect support of State job training, education, and placement programs shall provide to the Labor and Economic Analysis Division all data and information available to or within the agency or entity's possession requested by the Division for input into the common follow-up information management system authorized under this Article and for such other official functions as are performed by the Division. The Division of Employment Security shall provide all information in its possession and control requested by the Division in order for the Division to accomplish the purpose set forth in this Article and such other official functions performed by it.(a1) Local school administrative units shall not be required to report directly to the Labor and Economic Analysis Division. The Department of Public Instruction shall be responsible for the collection of information from local school administrative units for input into the common follow-up information management system authorized under this Article and for such other official functions as are performed by the Division.(b) Each agency or entity required to report information and data to the Labor and Economic Analysis Division under this Article shall maintain true and accurate records of the information and data requested by the Division. The records shall be open to the Division for inspection and copying at reasonable times and as often as necessary. Each agency or entity shall further provide, upon request by the Division, sworn or unsworn reports with respect to persons employed or trained by the agency or entity, as deemed necessary by the Division to carry out the purposes of this Article. Information obtained by the Division from the agency, entity, or the Division of Employment Security shall be held by the Division as confidential, subject to the State and federal laws governing treatment of such information, and shall not be published or open to public inspection other than in a manner that protects the identity of individual persons and employers.  (1995, c. 507, s. 25.6(a); 2011-401, s. 2.31; 2012-134, s. 5(d); 2013-226, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 96-34 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 96 - Employment Security|Article 4 - Job Training, Education, and Placement Information Management.|§ 96-34 - Prohibitions on use of information collected.

 96-34. Prohibitions on use of information collected.Data and information reported, collected, maintained, disseminated, and analyzed may not be used by any State or local government agency or entity for purposes of making personal contacts with current or former students or their employers or trainers. (1995, c. 507, s. 25.6(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 96-35 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 96 - Employment Security|Article 4 - Job Training, Education, and Placement Information Management.|§ 96-35 - Reports on common follow-up system activities.

 96-35. Reports on common follow-up system activities.(a) The Secretary shall present annually by May 1 to the chairs of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Natural, and Economic Resources, the chairs of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, and the Joint Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight Committee and to the Governor a report of CFS activities for the preceding calendar year. The report shall include information on and evaluation of job training, education, and placement programs for which data was reported by State and local agencies subject to this Article. Evaluation of the programs shall be on the basis of fiscal year data.(b) The Secretary shall report to the Governor and to the chairs of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Natural, and Economic Resources, the chairs of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, and the Joint Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight Committee upon the convening of each biennial session, its evaluation of and recommendations regarding job training, education, and placement programs for which data was provided to the CFS.  (1995, c. 507, s. 25.6(a); 2000-140, s. 93.1(a); 2001-424, ss. 12.2(b), 20.17(b); 2011-401, s. 2.32; 2012-134, s. 5(e); 2017-57, s. 14.1(q); 2018-142, s. 13(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 97-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 97 - Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1 - Workers' Compensation Act.|§ 97-1 - Short title.

 97-1. Short title.This Article shall be known and cited as The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act. (1929, c. 120, s. 1; 1979, c. 714, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 97-1.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 97 - Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1 - Workers' Compensation Act.|§ 97-1.1 - References to workmen's compensation.

 97-1.1. References to workmen's compensation.Any reference in any act, public or local, to the "Workmen's Compensation Act," "Workmen's Compensation," or "workmen's compensation" shall be deemed to refer respectively to "Workers' Compensation Act," "Workers' Compensation" or "workers' compensation." (1979, c. 714, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 97-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 97 - Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1 - Workers' Compensation Act.|§ 97-3 - Presumption that all employers and employees have come under provisions of Article.

 97-3. Presumption that all employers and employees have come under provisions of Article.From and after January 1, 1975, every employer and employee, as hereinbefore defined and except as herein stated, shall be presumed to have accepted the provisions of this Article respectively to pay and accept compensation for personal injury or death by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment and shall be bound thereby. (1929, c. 120, s. 4; 1973, c. 1291, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 97-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 97 - Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1 - Workers' Compensation Act.|§ 97-5 - Presumption as to contract of service.

 97-5. Presumption as to contract of service.Every contract of service between any employer and employee covered by this Article, written or implied, now in operation or made or implied prior to July 1, 1929, shall, after that date, be presumed to continue, subject to the provisions of this Article; and every such contract made subsequent to that date shall be presumed to have been made subject to the provisions of this Article. (1929, c. 120, s. 6; 1973, c. 1291, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 97-5.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 97 - Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1 - Workers' Compensation Act.|§ 97-5.1 - Presumption that taxicab drivers are independent contractors.

 97-5.1. Presumption that taxicab drivers are independent contractors.(a) It shall be a rebuttable presumption under this Chapter that any person who operates, and who has an ownership or leasehold interest in, a passenger motor vehicle that is operated as a taxicab is an independent contractor for the purposes of this Chapter and not an employee as defined in G.S. 97-2. The presumption is not rebutted solely (i) because the operator is required to comply with rules and regulations imposed on taxicabs by the local governmental unit that licenses companies, taxicabs, or operators or (ii) because a taxicab accepts a trip request to be at a specific place at a specific time, but the presumption may be rebutted by application of the common law test for determining employment status.(b) The following definitions apply in this section:(1) Lease. - A contract under which the lessor provides a vehicle to a lessee for consideration.(2) Leasehold. - Includes, but is not limited to, a lease for a shift or a longer period.(3) Passenger motor vehicle that is operated as a taxicab. - Any vehicle that:a. Has a passenger seating capacity that does not exceed seven persons; andb. Is transporting persons, property, or both on a route that begins or ends in this State and either:1. Carries passengers for hire when the destination and route traveled may be controlled by a passenger and the fare is calculated on the basis of any combination of an initial fee, distance traveled, or waiting time; or2. Is in use under a contract between the operator and a third party to provide specific service to transport designated passengers or to provide errand services to locations selected by the third party.  (2013-413, s. 17(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 97-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 97 - Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1 - Workers' Compensation Act.|§ 97-6 - No special contract can relieve an employer of obligations.

 97-6. No special contract can relieve an employer of obligations.No contract or agreement, written or implied, no rule, regulation, or other device shall in any manner operate to relieve an employer in whole or in part, of any obligation created by this Article, except as herein otherwise expressly provided. (1929, c. 120, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 97-7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 97 - Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1 - Workers' Compensation Act.|§ 97-7 - State or subdivision and employees thereof.

 97-7. State or subdivision and employees thereof.Neither the State nor any municipal corporation within the State, nor any political subdivision thereof, nor any employee of the State or of any such corporation or subdivision, shall have the right to reject the provisions of this Article relative to payment and acceptance of compensation, and G.S. 97-100(c) does not apply to them: Provided, that all such corporations or subdivisions are hereby authorized to self-insure or purchase insurance to secure its liability under this Article and to include thereunder the liability of such subordinate governmental agencies as the county board of health, the school board, and other political and quasi-political subdivisions supported in whole or in part by the municipal corporation or political subdivision of the State. Each municipality is authorized to make appropriations for these purposes and to fund them by levy of property taxes pursuant to G.S. 153A-149 and G.S. 160A-209 and by the allocation of other revenues whose use is not otherwise restricted by law. (1929, c. 120, s. 8; 1931, c. 274, s. 1; 1945, c. 766; 1957, c. 1396, s. 1; 1961, c. 1200; 1973, c. 803, s. 34; c. 1291, s. 4; 2006-105, s. 1.10.)
NC Gen Stat § 97-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 97 - Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1 - Workers' Compensation Act.|§ 97-8 - Prior injuries and deaths unaffected.

 97-8. Prior injuries and deaths unaffected.The provisions of this Article shall not apply to injuries or deaths, nor to accidents which occurred prior to July 1, 1929. (1929, c. 120, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 97-9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 97 - Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1 - Workers' Compensation Act.|§ 97-9 - Employer to secure payment of compensation.

 97-9. Employer to secure payment of compensation.Every employer subject to the compensation provisions of this Article shall secure the payment of compensation to his employees in the manner hereinafter provided; and while such security remains in force, he or those conducting his business shall only be liable to any employee for personal injury or death by accident to the extent and in the manner herein specified. (1929, c. 120, s. 10; 1973, c. 1291, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 97-10.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 97 - Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1 - Workers' Compensation Act.|§ 97-10.1 - Other rights and remedies against employer excluded.

 97-10.1. Other rights and remedies against employer excluded.If the employee and the employer are subject to and have complied with the provisions of this Article, then the rights and remedies herein granted to the employee, his dependents, next of kin, or personal representative shall exclude all other rights and remedies of the employee, his dependents, next of kin, or representative as against the employer at common law or otherwise on account of such injury or death. (1929, c. 120, s. 11; 1933, c. 449, s. 1; 1943, c. 622; 1959, c. 1324; 1973, c. 1291, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 97-10.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 97 - Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1 - Workers' Compensation Act.|§ 97-10.3 - Minors illegally employed.

 97-10.3. Minors illegally employed.In any case where an employer and employee are subject to the provisions of this Chapter, any injury to a minor while employed contrary to the laws of this State shall be compensable under this Chapter as if said minor were an adult, subject to the other provisions of this Chapter. (1929, c. 120, s. 11; 1933, c. 449, s. 1; 1943, c. 622; 1959, c. 1324.)
NC Gen Stat § 97-11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 97 - Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1 - Workers' Compensation Act.|§ 97-11 - Employer not relieved of statutory duty.

 97-11. Employer not relieved of statutory duty.Nothing in this Article shall be construed to relieve any employer or employee from penalty for failure or neglect to perform any statutory duty. (1929, c. 120, s. 12.)
NC Gen Stat § 97-12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 97 - Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1 - Workers' Compensation Act.|§ 97-12 - Use of intoxicant or controlled substance; willful neglect; willful disobedience of statutory duty, safety regulation or rule.

 97-12. Use of intoxicant or controlled substance; willful neglect; willful disobedience of statutory duty, safety regulation or rule.No compensation shall be payable if the injury or death to the employee was proximately caused by:(1) His intoxication, provided the intoxicant was not supplied by the employer or his agent in a supervisory capacity to the employee; or(2) His being under the influence of any controlled substance listed in the North Carolina Controlled Substances Act, G.S. 90-86, et seq., where such controlled substance was not by prescription by a practitioner; or(3) His willful intention to injure or kill himself or another.When the injury or death is caused by the willful failure of the employer to comply with any statutory requirement or any lawful order of the Commission, compensation shall be increased ten percent (10%). When the injury or death is caused by the willful failure of the employee to use a safety appliance or perform a statutory duty or by the willful breach of any rule or regulation adopted by the employer and approved by the Commission and brought to the knowledge of the employee prior to the injury compensation shall be reduced ten percent (10%). The burden of proof shall be upon him who claims an exemption or forfeiture under this section.  "Intoxication" and "under the influence" shall mean that the employee shall have consumed a sufficient quantity of intoxicating beverage or controlled substance to cause the employee to lose the normal control of his or her bodily or mental faculties, or both, to such an extent that there was an appreciable impairment of either or both of these faculties at the time of the injury.A result consistent with "intoxication" or being "under the influence" from a blood or other medical test conducted in a manner generally acceptable to the scientific community and consistent with applicable State and federal law, if any, shall create a rebuttable presumption of impairment from the use of alcohol or a controlled substance. (1929, c. 120, s. 13; 1975, c. 740; 2005-448, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 97-12.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 97 - Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1 - Workers' Compensation Act.|§ 97-12.1 - Willful misrepresentation in applying for employment.

 97-12.1. Willful misrepresentation in applying for employment.No compensation shall be allowed under this Article for injury by accident or occupational disease if the employer proves that (i) at the time of hire or in the course of entering into employment, (ii) at the time of receiving notice of the removal of conditions from a conditional offer of employment, or (iii) during the course of a post-offer medical examination:(1) The employee knowingly and willfully made a false representation as to the employee's physical condition;(2) The employer relied upon one or more false representations by the employee, and the reliance was a substantial factor in the employer's decision to hire the employee; and(3) There was a causal connection between false representation by the employee and the injury or occupational disease.  (2011-287, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 97-19.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 97 - Workers' Compensation Act|Article 1 - Workers' Compensation Act.|§ 97-19.1 - Truck, tractor, or truck tractor trailer driver's status as employee or independent contractor.

 97-19.1. Truck, tractor, or truck tractor trailer driver's status as employee or independent contractor.(a) An individual in the interstate or intrastate carrier industry who operates a truck, tractor, or truck tractor trailer licensed by a governmental motor vehicle regulatory agency may be an employee or an independent contractor under this Article dependent upon the application of the common law test for determining employment status.Any principal contractor, intermediate contractor, or subcontractor, irrespective of whether such contractor regularly employs three or more employees, who contracts with an individual in the interstate or intrastate carrier industry who operates a truck, tractor, or truck tractor trailer licensed by the United States Department of Transportation and who has not secured the payment of compensation in the manner provided for employers set forth in G.S. 97-93 for himself personally and for his employees and subcontractors, if any, shall be liable as an employer under this Article for the payment of compensation and other benefits on account of the injury or death of the independent contractor and his employees or subcontractors due to an accident arising out of and in the course of the performance of the work covered by such contract.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a principal contractor, intermediate contractor, or subcontractor shall not be liable as an employer under this Article for the payment of compensation on account of the injury or death of the independent contractor if the principal contractor, intermediate contractor, or subcontractor (i) contracts with an independent contractor who is an individual licensed by the United States Department of Transportation and (ii) the independent contractor personally is operating the vehicle solely pursuant to that license.(c) The principal contractor, intermediate contractor, or subcontractor may insure any and all of his independent contractors and their employees or subcontractors in a blanket policy, and when insured, the independent contractors, subcontractors, and employees will be entitled to compensation benefits under the blanket policy.A principal contractor, intermediate contractor, or subcontractor may include in the governing contract with an independent contractor in the interstate or intrastate carrier industry who operates a truck, tractor, or truck tractor trailer licensed by a governmental motor vehicle regulatory agency an agreement for the independent contractor to reimburse the cost of covering that independent contractor under the principal contractor's, intermediate contractor's, or subcontractor's coverage of his business. (2003-235, s. 1; 2006-26, s. 1; 2006-259, s. 19.)