25 NCAC 01I .1702           EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES

(a)  The term "immediate family" includes wife, husband, mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter, grandmother, grandfather, grandson and granddaughter. Also included are the step-, half- and in-law relationships based on the listing in this Rule.

(b)  Members of an immediate family shall not be employed within the same agency if the employment results in one member supervising another member of the employee's immediate family, or if one member will occupy a position that has influence over another member's employment, promotion, salary administration, or other related management or personnel considerations. This includes employment on a permanent, temporary, or contractual basis.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 126‑4;

Eff. August 3, 1992;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 20, 2016;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2019.