North Carolina Unemployment Insurance Poster Required

Certificate of Coverage
and Notice to Workers as to Benefit Rights Employers covered by the Employment 
Security Law of 	
North Carolina (Chapter 96 of the North Carolina General Statutes) 
cont	
ribute to a special fund set aside for the payment of unemployment insurance benefits. No money is withheld from workers’ 
checks for unemployment insurance purposes.
If your work hours are substantially reduced or your job is eliminated due to lack of work you may qualify for unemployment insur -
ance b	

enefits.  If you work less than the equivalent of (3) customary scheduled full time days, during any payroll week because work 
was not available, you may be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits. An employer may file claims for employees through 
the u	
 se of automation in case of partial unemployment. An employer may file an attached claim for an employee only once during 
a benefit yea r	
, and the period of partial unemployment for which the claim is filed may not exceed six consecutive weeks.  You must 
notify the employer of any wages earned from all sources during the payroll week. Unemployment insurance benefit payments are 
pro	

cessed in Raleigh, North Carolina.  Please be sure that your employer has your correct mailing address. 
If you lose your job with this employe r, you may contact the Department of Commerce, Division of  Wor	
 kforce Solutions (DWS) at 
ww w.n	
ccommerce.com/workforce to assist you in securing suitable work.  DWS provides a wide variety of services free of charge. 
If  suitable  work 	

is  not  readily  available  you  may  file  a  claim  for  unemployment  insurance  benefits  with  the  Division  of 
Employment Security at des.nc.gov, or by phone at 877-841-9617.
By la w, workers who become unemployed for other reasons or who refuse suitable work may be denied unemployment insurance 
benefi	

ts.
If 	
you have 	any questions about unemployment insurance benefits or need more information, contact the Division of Employment 
Sec	
urity at the address shown on the bottom of this poste r.
 During Labor Disputes [Section 96-14.7(b)]
An in	

dividual is disqualified for benefits if the Division determines the individual ’s to	
tal or partial unemployment is caused by a 
labor dispute at your place of employment or any location owned by the employer within the state of North Carolina. Once the 
labor dispute has ended, such workers shall continue to be ineligible for unemployment insurance benefits for the period of time 
tha	

t is reasonably necessary to resume operations in the workers’ place of employment	
Instructions for Employers 1.
Post this notice on your premises in such a place that all employees may\
 see it.  Additional
copies may be obtained on-line at des.nc.gov.
2. You must notify affected workers of a vacation period within a reasonable\
 period of time before
i  bt egins.
3. Benefit claims for attached workers may be filed on-line at  des.nc.gov	
.For More Information, Contact: 
North Carolina Department of Commerce 
Division of Employment Security
P.O. Box 25903
Ra
leig	

h, N.C. 27611
Telephone: (919) 707-1237  
des.nc.gov	
DES highly recommends posting this information.	
Revised December  16, 2016