Source: Lisa Sorg, NC POLICY WATCH, 5/18/21


Editor’s note: The original headline on this story was misleading. Sen. Jackson did not walk back the amendment, but rather previous language that would have changed the Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act.

An overlooked section of the 2021 Farm Act, which is currently under consideration at the General Assembly, would have undercut North Carolina workers’ ability to sue their employers for retaliation, a potential benefit for Sen. Brent Jackson, a primary bill sponsor and previous subject of these complaints. On May 5, the Farm Act — Senate Bill 605 — was changed to include a section that would direct the state Department of Labor to dismiss retaliation complaints without telling employees they still had a right to sue their employers.

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