GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	1 

SENATE RESOLUTION 1307

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Sponsors: Senator Parnell.
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Referred to:  Rules and Operation of the Senate.
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May 15, 1989

A SENATE RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON MANUFACTURING AND LABOR TO INVESTIGATE THE WAGE PAYMENT PRACTICES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, AND RECOMMEND WHETHER EMPLOYEES OF THAT DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO THE PROTECTIONS OF THE WAGE PAYMENT ACT THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ENFORCES AGAINST PRIVATE INDUSTRY.
Whereas, J.F. Thorndyke of Lumberton recently retired as an employee of the North Carolina Department of Labor, but the Department of Labor is withholding one month's salary, payment for leave due on severance, longevity pay, and the last month of travel pay, until J.F. Thorndyke agrees to sign an exit release; and
Whereas, there have been allegations that other employees of that Department have received similar treatment; and
Whereas, it has been reported that employees of that Department have been required to sign employment contracts, violation of which results in the employee's pay being withheld or never paid; and
Whereas, the Department of Labor is charged by law with enforcing the Wage Payment Act, G.S. 95-25.6 et seq., which forbids practices outlined above; and
Whereas, G.S. 95-25.14(d) provides that State employees are not covered by the Wage Payment Act;
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate:
Section 1.  The Senate Committee on Manufacturing and Labor shall investigate the allegations concerning wage payment and employment contract practices of the Department of Labor, and consider whether the Department of Labor, the enforcement agency for the Wage Payment Act, should be brought under the provisions of that act.
Sec. 2.  This resolution is effective upon adoption.