Raleigh cannot set a citywide private-sector minimum wage. N.C.G.S. § 95-25.1(b) preempts municipal wage ordinances. The North Carolina state minimum wage in N.C.G.S. § 95-25.3 matches federal FLSA at $7.25/hour. Tipped wage: $2.13/hour cash + tips equaling $7.25.
N.C.G.S. § 95-25.1(b), added by 2017 N.C. Sess. Laws 4 (HB 142), prohibits any county, municipality, or political subdivision from adopting wage-and-hour requirements that exceed Chapter 95, Article 2A — including local minimum wage ordinances. The North Carolina state minimum is $7.25 (N.C.G.S. § 95-25.3), tied to the federal FLSA rate. The City of Raleigh has adopted a $17.50/hour living wage for full-time City employees and for City service contractors (Raleigh City Code § 4-2003 / Council Resolution), but this does not extend to private employers operating in the city. The NC Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Bureau enforces state law; U.S. DOL Wage & Hour Division enforces federal FLSA.
NC wage-claim remedies under N.C.G.S. § 95-25.22 include unpaid wages, equal liquidated damages, and attorney's fees within a 2-year statute of limitations. Federal FLSA remedies (29 U.S.C. § 216(b)) apply concurrently.
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