N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126A-14-4: Remedies.

(a) A court, in rendering a judgment in an action brought pursuant to this Article, may order any one or more of the following:

(1) An injunction.

(2) Damages.

(3) Reinstatement of the employee.

(4) Payment of back wages.

(5) Full reinstatement of fringe benefits and seniority rights.

(6) Payment of costs.

(7) Reasonable attorneys' fees.

(8) Any combination of the subdivisions in this subsection.

(b) If an application for a permanent injunction is granted, the employee shall be awarded costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.

(c) If in an action for damages the court finds that the employee was injured by a willful violation of G.S. 126A-14-2, the court shall award as damages three times the amount of actual damages plus costs and reasonable attorneys' fees against the individual or individuals found to be in violation of G.S. 126A-14-1. (2026-40, s. 1.)