Bill > H568

This bill makes several amendments to North Carolina labor laws, primarily focusing on the Department of Labor's operations and regulations. The bill introduces new provisions limiting third-party subpoenas for Department of Labor employees in occupational safety and health inspections, requiring a high legal standard for compelling testimony. It also exempts the Occupational Safety and Health Division from publishing notices when adopting federal safety regulations that are identical to existing federal standards. The bill modifies the Labor Commission's discovery procedures, allowing prehearing discovery only upon a respondent's motion. Additionally, it requires the Chief Medical Examiner to provide autopsy reports to the Labor Commissioner upon written request. The bill changes several administrative terms, replacing "Division" with "Bureau" in various contexts related to elevators and amusement devices. Another provision modifies the requirement for employers to post labor law notices, now applying only to employers with five or more employees. The bill removes the Attorney General's requirement to approve the Labor Commissioner's procedural rules and makes various technical updates to existing labor-related statutes, generally aimed at streamlining administrative processes and clarifying legal procedures within the North Carolina Department of Labor.

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https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H568