North Carolina General Statutes 143-786. Definitions; scope
(a) The following definitions apply in this Article:
(1) Chairman. – The Chairman of the Industrial Commission.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 143-786
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
(2) Employ. – As defined by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.2(3). For the purposes of this Article, an entity or individual shall not be deemed to be an employer of an individual hired or otherwise engaged by or through the entity or individual’s independent contractor.
(3) Employee. – Any individual that is defined as an employee by either N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.2(4), 96-1(b)(10), 97-2(2), or 105-163.1(4). The term does not mean an individual who is an independent contractor.
(4) Employee Classification Section or Section. – The Employee Classification Section within the Industrial Commission.
(5) Employee misclassification. – Avoiding tax liabilities and other obligations imposed by Chapter 95, 96, 97, 105, or 143 of the General Statutes by misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor.
(6) Employer. – Any individual or entity that employs one or more employees as defined by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2(3).
(7) Public notice statement. – Notice as set forth in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-788(a)(5).
(b) Nothing in this Article shall be construed or is intended to change the definition of “employer” or “employee” under any other provision of law. (2017-203, s. 1.)