CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The CEO for Red Ventures is reconsidering adding more jobs in North Carolina after the passing of House Bill 2.
Ric Elias wrote a letter to Governor Pat McCrory Tuesday saying, “As a former supporter I have always been open and honest with you, but as a citizen of North Carolina I am unable in good conscience to sit idly by and watch while our democracy is manipulated. As a CEO who is committed to expanding our Charlotte presence by 500 people in 2016 and thousands after that, I am also forced to seriously reconsider adding more jobs in a state that tolerates discrimination and allows political interests to interfere with doing what is right for all citizens.”
Read the full letter here:
House Bill 2 makes transgender people use the bathroom of the gender on their birth certificate. It also takes away workers’ rights to sue employers for discrimination.
