§ 95-25.7A. Wages in dispute. - North Carolina Statutes

§95‑25.7A.  Wages in dispute.

(a)        If the amount ofwages is in dispute, the employer shall pay the wages, or that part of thewages, which the employer concedes to be due without condition, within the timeset by this Article.  The employee retains all remedies that the employee mightotherwise be entitled to regarding any balance of wages claimed by theemployee, including those remedies provided under this Article.

(b)        Acceptance of apartial payment of wages under this section by an employee does not constitutea release of the balance of the claim.  Further, any release of the claimrequired by an employer as a condition of partial payment is void. (1989,c. 687, s. 1.)