North Carolina 2017-2018 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 5 D · 1 I · 1 R cosponsors

HB 334 — Families' Stabilization Act.

Last action — Serial Referral To Judiciary I Stricken

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This bill died with 2017-2018 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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What changed in the latest version

28 added · 27 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of House Bill 334 includes clearer language on employee rights regarding wage disputes. Specifically, it emphasizes that employers cannot lower employee wages to comply with the law and protects employees from retaliation when they seek to report wage discrepancies. These changes matter because they strengthen protections for workers and make it easier for them to seek justice without fear of losing their jobs or pay.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2017 H 1 HOUSE BILL 334 Short Title:
334 Mar 13, 2017 SESSION 2017 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH10102-LR-25 (01/26) Short Title:
Representative Cunningham.
Representatives Cunningham, Fisher, Black, and Butler (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ENACT THE FAMILIES' STABILIZATION ACT TO ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES IN THIS STATE ARE PAID THE SAME WAGES IN THE SAME ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SAME QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF THE SAME CLASSIFICATION OF WORK.
State Personnel, if favorable, Judiciary I March 14, 2017 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ENACT THE FAMILIES' STABILIZATION ACT TO ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES IN THIS STATE ARE PAID THE SAME WAGES IN THE SAME ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SAME QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF THE SAME CLASSIFICATION OF WORK.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, nothing in this section prohibits a variation of rates of pay for employees engaged in the same classification of work based upon seniority, a difference in length of service, ability, skill, difference in duties or services performed, whether regularly or occasionally, difference in the shift or time of day worked, hours of work, or restrictions or prohibitions on lifting or moving objects in excess of specified weight, or other reasonable differentiation, factor or factors other than gender when exercised in good faith.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, nothing in this section prohibits a variation of rates of pay for employees engaged in the same classification of work based upon seniority, a difference in length of service, ability, skill, difference in duties or services performed, whether regularly or occasionally, difference in the shift or time of day worked, hours of work, or restrictions or prohibitions on lifting or moving objects in excess of specified weight, *H334-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 or other reasonable differentiation, factor or factors other than gender when exercised in good faith.
*DRH10102-LR-25* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (d) An employer that is in violation of this section may not reduce the pay of any employee in order to bring the employer into compliance with this Article.
(d) An employer that is in violation of this section may not reduce the pay of any employee in order to bring the employer into compliance with this Article.
Page 2 DRH10102-LR-25 [v.7] (01/17)
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Action History

  1. Serial Referral To Judiciary I Stricken

  2. Withdrawn From Com

  3. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  4. Passed 1st Reading

  5. Ref to the Com on State Personnel, if favorable, Judiciary I

  6. Filed

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3 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 161 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (161)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 334?
HB 334 is sponsored by Amos L. Quick, III (Democratic), Meyer, Lucas, Insko, Hunter, Holley, Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Gill, Floyd, Fisher, Carla D. Cunningham (U), Deb Butler (Democratic), Black, Mary Belk (Democratic), B. Richardson, C. Graham, John R. Bell, IV (Republican), and Cecil Brockman (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 334?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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