Speaker Says Partial HB2 Fix In The Works PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 01 July 2016 15:25
Raleigh - North Carolina lawmakers will likely repeal a small piece of House Bill 2 dealing with the right to sue for wrongful termination. 
 
WRAL reports that House Speaker Tim Moore told reporters Friday that a technical corrections bill would likely carry the change to House Bill 2, a measure passed in March that curtails LGBT rights and deals with bathroom use by transgender individuals.
 
Part of that bill removed the right to sue in state court for wrongful termination due to age, sex, race or other forms of discrimination. The proposed fix, Moore said, would restore that right.
 
Gov. Pat McCrory has pressed for that change since the law first passed, and it appears to be the only piece upon which lawmakers in the state House can reach broad agreement.
 
Lawmakers passed one other House Bill 2-related measure Friday. The bill, which is now on its way to McCrory's desk, would set aside $500,000 of disaster relief money to pay for litigation related to the law.
 
Moore acknowledge having conversations with the NBA. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has said the league might look to move the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte if the law remains on the books.
 
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