North Carolina § 143-422 - 1. Short title.

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§ 143-422. 1. Short title.

This Article shall be known and may be cited as the Equal Employment Practices Act. History (1977, c. 726, s. 1.) Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1977 law on employment regulation, see 56 N.C.L. Rev. 854 (1978). For article, "North Carolina Employment Law After Coman : Reaffirming Basic Rights in the Workplace," see 24 Wake Forest L. Rev. 905 (1989). For article, "Interfering Desire," see 63 Duke L. J. 525 (2013). For note, "Coman v. Thomas Manufacturing Co.: Recognizing a Public Policy Exception to the At-Will Employment Doctrine," see 68 N.C.L. Rev. 1178 (1990). For article, "Wrongful Discharge and the North Carolina Equal Employment Practices Act: The Localization of Federal Discrimination Law," see 21 N.C. Cent. L.J. 54 (1995). For article, "The Meaning of Just Cause in North Carolina Public Employment Law: Carroll and its Progeny Provide for a Heightened Multifactor Standard for State Employee Disciplinary Cases," see 33 Campbell L. Rev. 341 (2011). For article, "An Administrative Right to be Free from Sexual Violence? Title IX Enforcement in Historical and Institutional Perspective," see 66 Duke L.J. 1847 (2017). For article, "H.B. 2 -- A Lesson from History," see 9 Elon L. Rev. 53 (2017). For article, "Alternative Means of Relief for Employment Sex Discrimination," see 40 N.C. Cent. L. Rev. 61 (2018). For article, "The Preferred Preferences in Employment Discrimination Law,” see 97 N.C.L. Rev. 91 (2018). For article, "Statutory Originalism and LGBT Rights," see 54 Wake Forest L. Rev. 63 (2019).

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What does North Carolina General Statutes § 143-422 cover?

Section 143-422 ("1. Short title.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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