Bill
HB 213
Requires NC employers with 5+ employees to post a notice about veterans’ benefits and services, with QR codes linking to DMVA and DOL resources.
Status / Key dates
- Filed in House: Feb 25, 2025 (sponsored by Rep. Goodwin; co‑sponsors added in later drafts)
- Committee action: Committee substitute(s) reported favorably (3/25/25 and 4/8/25 versions)
- Effective date (as drafted): January 1, 2026 (if the bill is enacted)
Purpose and intent
- Require employers to post a standardized notice informing employees about state veterans’ benefits and services, increasing veterans’ awareness of resources (benefits, claims, jobs/training, housing, military records).
What the bill would do (major provisions)
- Adds a new posting requirement to NC labor law (amends G.S. 95‑9 / creates G.S. 95‑9.2 in drafts):
- Every employer must keep posted, in a conspicuous place in every room where five or more persons are employed, a printed notice that includes information on veterans’ benefits and services.
- The Commissioner of Labor must provide a digital form on the Department of Labor (DOL) website and a printable poster upon request.
- Posters must, at minimum, include:
- Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) contact and website information
- Information on benefits and claims
- Employment and training resources
- Housing assistance (including homeless‑veteran services)
- How to request military records
- The poster/digital notice will include Quick Response (QR) codes:
- One QR linking to the DOL current publications page (labor laws)
- One QR linking to the DMVA current‑year resource webpage (veterans’ services)
- DOL must consult with DMVA to create/distribute the poster and ensure the linked webpages are promptly updated to reflect current state and federal benefit changes.
- DOL/DMVA must also make available a voluntary digital notice that reads “We Support Our Veterans. To learn more about benefits please scan the QR code.” linking to DMVA resources.
Who is affected
- Private and public employers in North Carolina who have five or more employees (posting required in each room where five or more persons work).
- Department of Labor and the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (responsible for developing, distributing, and maintaining the poster and webpages).
- Veterans and employees who may use the posted information to access benefits and services.
Implementation, enforcement, and fiscal impact
- The bill establishes a posting and informational requirement; the text does not specify penalties or enforcement mechanisms for employers’ noncompliance.
- Administrative impact:
- Employers: minimal one‑time cost to print/post the required notice; using digital poster/QRs can reduce costs.
- State agencies (DOL, DMVA): responsibility to create and routinely update digital resources and supply printable posters — modest administrative workload.
- Policy impact: expected to raise awareness of veterans’ benefits, potentially improving access to claims, employment, housing, and records services.
Notes
- The bill is narrowly targeted as a workplace posting requirement (similar in form to other mandated labor law posters) intended to coordinate DOL and DMVA resources and make veteran service information readily accessible to employees.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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