Hiring Your First Employee

• Guide to Hiring Your First Employee
• Employee Information Sheet
• Form I-9 
• State Tax Withholding Forms 
• Federal Tax Withholding Form (W-2) 
• North Carolina Tax Form NC-4 for Employees 
• North Carolina New Hire Reporting Requirements 
• North Carolina – Workers Compensation Requirements 
• Information About Federal Workplace Posters 
• Information About North Carolina Workplace Posters 
• E-Verify 

 Classifying and Paying Employees

• Exempt Versus Non-Exempt Employees – Department of Labor Fact Sheet  
• IRS Guidance on Independent Contractors
• Unpaid Internships

 Employment Law Agencies and Information 

• Employment Laws by Number of Employees
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division
• North Carolina Department of Labor
• North Carolina Department of Labor – Wage and Hour Bureau
• North Carolina Wage and Hour Act