The North Carolina Equal Employment Practices Act prohibits an employer from discriminating against an individual on the basis of his or her disability (NC Gen. Stat. Sec. 143-422.2). The North Carolina Persons with Disabilities Protection Act also prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Both Acts cover employers with 15 or more employees (NC Gen. Stat. Sec. 168A-l et seq.). The laws do not cover employers whose only employees are domestic or agricultural workers who work at the employer's home or residence.
Public employers. A separate law also prohibits disability discrimination in hiring and recruitment by any department or agency of state government (NC Gen. Stat. Sec. 128-15.3). Public employers must make a reasonable accommodation to the known disability of a qualified applicant or employee (25 NC Admin. Code Sec. 1L.0401).
Under the North Carolina Persons with Disabilities Protection Act, the term "disability" means (NC Gen. Stat. Sec. 168A-3):
Being "regarded as" having an impairment means an individual:
A physical or mental impairment means any physiological disorder or abnormal condition, cosmetic ...
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Handouts | Preventing Discrimination (PDF) |
Policies | Return-to-Work Policies (Word) |
PowerPoints | Americans with Disabilities Act (PPT) |
White Papers | Injured Worker Claims Disability Discrimination; How the Employer Successfully Defended Itself |