North Carolina § 95-240 - Definitions.

§ 95-240. Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this Article: "Person" means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, legal representative, the State, a city, town, county, municipality, local agency, or other entity of government. "Retaliatory action" means the discharge, suspension, demotion, retaliatory relocation of an employee, or other adverse employment action taken against an employee in the terms, conditions, privileges, and benefits of employment. History (1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 1021, s. 1.) Legal Periodicals. - For note on workers' compensation and retaliatory discharge, see 58 N.C.L. Rev. 629 (1980). For survey of 1982 law on workers' compensation, see 61 N.C.L. Rev. 1243 (1983). For article on the doctrine of wrongful discharge in North Carolina and the need for reform, see 10 Campbell L. Rev. 217 (1988). For article, "North Carolina Employment Law After Coman : Reaffirming Basic Rights in the Workplace," see 24 Wake Forest L. Rev. 905 (1989). For note, "Coman v. Thomas Manufacturing Co.: Recognizing a Public Policy Exception to the At-Will Employment Doctrine," see 68 N.C.L. Rev. 2278 (1990). For article, "An Analysis of the Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act and Protected Activity under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina," see 15 Campbell L. Rev. 29 (1992). For article, "The Preferred Preferences in Employment Discrimination Law,” see 97 N.C.L. Rev. 91 (2018).