Paid Time Off
(PTO) Policy (NC)

Summary

This template is a paid time off (PTO) policy that grants employees in North Carolina paid time off from work for a variety of reasons in lieu of an individual vacation policy, sick leave policy, or personal leave policy. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate and optional clauses. This template is intended for private employers and may be included in an employee handbook or distributed as a standalone policy. For a non-jurisdictional employee handbook, see Employee Handbook. This template's language complies with both North Carolina and federal law. It is similar to the non-jurisdictional Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy, except that the content addresses issues specific to North Carolina. For information on drafting paid time off policies, see Paid Time Off (PTO) Policies: Key Drafting Tips. For information on North Carolina laws governing paid time off, see Leave Law (NC). For state-specific annotated PTO polices, which include vacation leave, see the Other Leaves column of the Attendance, Leaves, and Disabilities State Expert Forms Chart. For a non-jurisdictional policy governing vacation leave only, see Vacation Policy. For a non-jurisdictional policy governing sick leave, see Sick Leave Policy. For a non-jurisdictional personal leave policy, see Personal Days Policy or Personal Leave of Absence Policy.