N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126A-1-25: Notice of being exempt from this Chapter; disputes about whether employees are subject to this Chapter.

(a) No employee shall be placed in an exempt policymaking or exempt managerial position without 10 working days' prior written notification of the position's designation. A person applying for a position that is designated as exempt policymaking or exempt managerial shall be notified in writing at the time the person makes the application that the position is designated as exempt.

(b) Where a statute specifies a process for a position that is inconsistent with the process established in this Chapter, the position is exempt from this Chapter to that extent.

(c) In case of a dispute as to whether an employee is subject to this Chapter, the dispute shall be resolved as provided in Article 3 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. (2026-40, s. 1.)