§ 14-355. Blacklisting employees. - North Carolina Statutes

§14‑355.  Blacklisting employees.

If any person, agent, companyor corporation, after having discharged any employee from his or its service,shall prevent or attempt to prevent, by word or writing of any kind, suchdischarged employee from obtaining employment with any other person, company orcorporation, such person, agent or corporation shall be guilty of a Class 3misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars($500.00); and such person, agent, company or corporation shall be liable inpenal damages to such discharged person, to be recovered by civil action.  Thissection shall not be construed as prohibiting any person or agent of anycompany or corporation from furnishing in writing, upon request, any otherperson, company or corporation to whom such discharged person or employee hasapplied for employment, a truthful statement of the reason for such discharge. (1909,c. 858, s. 1; C.S., s. 4477; 1993, c. 539, s. 235; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s.14(c).)