{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-9-4","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126A-9-4","heading":"Reductions in force priority policy.","body":"The Commission shall adopt policies governing the priority and salary rights of employees separated as a result of reduction in force. The policies shall provide that a separated employee who accepts a position in an agency shall not be paid a salary higher than the maximum of the salary range of the position accepted, except as provided in G.S. 126A-4-2. (2026-40, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 126A. North Carolina Human Resources Act.","Article 9. Separation, Offboarding, and Reductions in Force."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_126A/GS_126A-9-4.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-28T06:10:56Z","sha256":"5331f38eaf12eeedaa5063d6e9775bc8676820335a5e0183d4661fb41641dc9d","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-9-3","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-9-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}