The purpose of the plan is to provide a means for a public employee to contribute a portion of the employee's compensation to a tax-deferred investment account. Future benefits from the 457(b) Plan will reflect the amount of a participant's voluntary salary deferral contributions plus earnings.Vesting is immediate. Employees have the option to participate in a choice of IRS 457 deferred compensation plans - pretax and Roth post-tax options. You can review the plan documents, policies, reports, and disclosures for the NC 401(k) and NC 457 Plans on the Supplemental Retirement Board of Trustees' page.