North Carolina § 126-16 Equal opportunity for employment and compensation by State departments and agencies and local political subdivisions

North Carolina Statutes

§ 126-16 — Equal opportunity for employment and compensation by State departments and agencies and local political subdivisions

North Carolina § 126-16

Ch. 126North Carolina Human Resources Act

Art. 6Equal Employment and Compensation Opportunity; Assisting in Obtaining State Employment

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126-16 (2026).

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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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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.)