North Carolina Statutes
§ 126-16 — Equal opportunity for employment and compensation by State departments and agencies and local political subdivisions
North Carolina·Ch. 126 North Carolina Human Resources Act·Art. 6 Equal Employment and Compensation Opportunity; Assisting in Obtaining State Employment
All State agencies, departments, and institutions and all local political subdivisions of North Carolina shall give equal opportunity for employment and compensation, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or genetic information to all persons otherwise qualified. (1971, c. 823; 1975, c. 158; 1977, c. 866, s. 7; 1979, c. 862, s. 3; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1116, s. 111; 1985, c. 571, s. 2; 1991, c. 65, s. 6; 2013-382, s. 7.1.)
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