Required by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-764(a)(5), effective December 31, 2017 Any worker who is defined as an employee by N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 95-25.2(4) (NC Department Of Labor), 143-762(a)(3) (Employee Fair Classification Act), 96- 1(b)(10) (Employment Security Act), 97-2(2) (Workers’ Compensation Act), or 105- 163.1(4) (Withholding; Estimated Income Tax for Individuals) shall be treated as an employee unless the individual is an independent contractor. Any employee who believes that the employee has been misclassified as an independent contractor by the employee’s employer may report the suspected misclassification to the Employee Classification Section within the North Carolina Industrial Commission. Employee Classification Section North Carolina Industrial Commission 1233 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1233 Telephone: (919) 807-2582 Fax: (919)715-0282 Email: [email protected]
Employee misclassification is defined as avoiding tax liabilities and other obligations imposed by Chapter 95, 96, 97, 105, or 143 of the North Carolina General Statutes by misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor. [N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-762(5)]