S542 - Department of Labor Omnibus/Other Changes. (SL 2024-3)

Overview: S.L. 2024-3 does the following:

• Allows electronic communication as form of notice under Youth Employment statutes, the Elevator Safety Act of North Carolina, the Amusement Device Safety Act of North Carolina, the Passenger Tramway Safety Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina, and the Controlled Substance Examination Regulation Act.
• Increases the range of a civil penalty for a Wage and Hour Act record-keeping violation from $250-$2,000 to $750-$4,500 and allows electronic communication as form of notice.
• Makes changes to the Uniform Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act including:
  • Adding new definitions for "imminent danger" and "menace to public safety."
  • Clarifying exemptions from the Act for the following: pressure vessels used for storage of compressed gases; air tanks used directly in the operation of trains; pressure vessels that meet specific limitations; and hot water supply boilers.
  • Allowing electronic communication as form of notice.
  • Combining the existing civil penalties into one penalty not to exceed $500.
• Repeals G.S. 95-255 – Reports and G.S. 95-255.1 – Technical Assistance and makes conforming changes.
• Fixes a typographical error in a General Statutes citation.
• Modifies public works specification requirements for elevators.

This act became effective June 3, 2024, except for the typographical error correction, which became effective retroactively July 1, 2022.