North Carolina General Statutes 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, except for those in exempt policy-making positions designated pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126-5(d), to maintain lawsuits in State and federal courts 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.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 143-300.35
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(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.
(b) The amount of monetary relief a State employee receives under subsection (a) of this section shall not exceed the amounts authorized under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-299.2 or the amounts authorized under the applicable federal law under this section, whichever is less. (2001-467, s. 1.)