Burrow v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.

EAGLES, Judge.

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[1J Plaintiffs first claim for relief is based on G.S. 97-6.1, which reads, in relevant part, as follows:(a) No employer may discharge or demote any employee because the employee has instituted or caused to be instituted, in good faith, any proceeding under the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding.(b) Any employer who violates any provision of this section shall be liable in a civil action for reasonable damages suffered by an employee as a result of the violation, and an employee discharged or demoted in…