>>>Are you aware that the same law also eliminates the right of individuals to bring lawsuits for any kind of discrimination that's covered in NC law? That is, if you think you were fired because of your age, or denied an apartment because of your race or religion, under this law, you can no longer file a civil suit.
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>>>Tamar
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>>I wasn't aware of that, but AFAIK there are federal laws that would trump that local law.
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> The reason you weren't aware of it is because that's not what the same law actually does in practice.
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>Sorry Tamar, but that's not what the law says. The law establishes a framework for handling these disputes.

During the 1970's, I was an officer of a company that did business in many states, including NC.
That company, along with several others, was the target of a federal action charging racial discrimination in hiring, specifically in NC.
The case was settled by negotiation with the Feds and the plaintiffs.
The state and local authorities, who would have had quite different views than the feds, had nothing to say about it.