Raleigh - North Carolina lawmakers have reinstated the right to sue for wrongful termination based on discrimination in state court, but they left intact the measure dealing forcing transgenders to use public restrooms that correspond to their birth gender. 

 

Members of the House voted 82-18 in favor of the fix. Senators voted 26-14. The measure heads to the desk of Governor Pat McCrory who sought this change prior to this year's legislative session. 

 

Governor McCrory is pleased the General Assembly has acted on his request and restored non-discrimination protections in state courts. This action reinstates all statewide non-discrimination protections that were previously in place," McCrory spokesman Josh Ellis said in a statement.

 

The law was passed to overrule a Charlotte ordinance that required businesses allow transgender individuals to use the bathroom of their choice.