Hodge v. N.C. Dep't of Transp.

STEPHENS, Judge.

*456 Plaintiff Glenn I. Hodge, Jr., appeals from the trial court's order granting summary judgment in favor of Defendant North Carolina Department of Transportation ("DOT") against his claim for violation of our State's Whistleblower Act. Hodge argues that he satisfied each element of his prima facie case by forecasting evidence that DOT took adverse employment actions against him in retaliation for engaging in activities protected by section 126-84 of our General Statutes, and that the trial court therefore erred in granting DOT's motion for summary judgment. We affirm the trial…