NC loses 400 jobs because of anti-LGBT law
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PayPal has scrapped plans for a Charlotte operations center.
In a move that will cost the city hundreds of jobs, PayPal on Tuesday scrapped plans for a new Charlotte operations center in the most dramatic corporate response yet to a new North Carolina law that limits the legal protections of LGBT individuals.
The payment processor’s decision led to renewed calls for Gov. Pat McCrory and the state legislature to overturn a measure that has drawn criticism from big companies such as Bank of America and American Airlines as well as sports organizations such as the NBA.
The law’s backers, however, showed no sign of retreating. They placed blame on Charlotte city leaders who passed an expanded non-discrimination ordinance that spurred the state legislation.
In a volley among gubernatorial candidates, N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper, a Democrat challenging McCrory, said the legislation, known as House Bill 2, poses a threat to the state’s economy.
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