Every act of the General Assembly that changes the benefits enumerated in this Chapter shall become law no later than June 1 and shall have an effective date of no earlier than January 1 of the year after which it is ratified.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-31.1
Effective date of legislative changes in benefits
Known as the The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 97–97 (132 sections).
1981, c. 521, s. 3; 1995, c. 20, s. 11.
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