GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	3
HOUSE BILL 898
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/18/01
Third Edition Engrossed 4/24/01

Short Title:	State Emp. Federal Remedy Restoration Act.	()	
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March 29, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ENACT THE STATE EMPLOYEE FEDERAL REMEDY RESTORATION ACT. 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 143 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read:
"Article 31D.
"State Employee Federal Remedy Restoration Act.
"§ 143-300.35. State Employee Federal Remedy Restoration Act.
(a)	The sovereign immunity of the State is waived for the limited purpose of allowing State employees to maintain lawsuits and obtain and satisfy judgments against the State or any of its departments, institutions, or agencies under:
(1)	The Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.§ 201, et seq.
(2)	The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C.§ 621, et seq.
(3)	The Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C.§ 2601, et seq.
(4)	The Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C.§ 12101, et seq.
(5)	Any other federal statute granting rights, protections, or remedies to employees.
(b)	The amount of damages a State employee receives under subsection (a) of this section shall not exceed the amounts authorized under G.S. 143-299.2 or the amounts authorized under the applicable federal law under this section, whichever is less."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.