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NC H751

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

4/29/2021

Primary Sponsor

Carolyn Logan

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Abolishes the employment at-will doctrine in North Carolina, requiring employers to have just cause before terminating an employee
  • Establishes an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing as part of every employment contract, whether written or oral
  • Applies to all employment in North Carolina on or after the date the act becomes law
  • Based on findings that at-will employment doctrine originated from a questionable 1877 treatise and is disfavored by most modern industrialized nations
  • Cites the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing as recognized in the Uniform Commercial Code Section 1-304 and the Restatement (Second) of Contracts Section 205

Legislative Description

Abolish Employment At-Will

Public

Last Action

Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

5/3/2021

Committee Referrals

Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House5/3/2021

Full Bill Text

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