The North Carolina General Assembly enacted legislation that…

Anetkaa The North Carolina General Assembly enacted legislation that…The North Carolina General Assembly enacted legislation that prevented any municipality within the state, such as Charlotte, Raleigh, or Asheville, from making it illegal via local ordinances to discriminate against gay, lesbian, or transgender individuals in employment or public accommodation (e.g., hotels, bars, restaurants). In other words, under this law it would be legal in the North Carolina private sector to discriminate in employment and public accommodation (e.g., hotels, restaurants, bars, car rentals) based on the sexual orientation or gender identity of the customer oremployee. In the United States, unlike Australia, Canada. and the United Kingdom, no discrimination protections against the IGBT community are provided at the national level. At least 20 states (e.g. California, New York, Illinois) prohibit such discrimination, however, those that do not prohibit such discrimination allow local municipalities (e.g., cities and counties) to pass their own nondiscrimination regulations, thereby allowing local governments autonomy. Cities such as Dallas, TX, Nashville, IN, Louisville.KX, Atlanta, GA, and Kansas City, MO have banned such discrimination. North Carolina’s House Bill 2 made it illegal for local authorities in North Carolina to protect the LGBT community from discrimination in the same way. While not stated in the legislation, one reason for permitting such discrimination is to allow business people to act in a manner consistent with their religiously grounded personal beliefs.Imagine that you work for a large company that is considering opening a new operations facility in Charlotte, NC, one that is expected to employ 1,500 people (including transfers from company headquarters in Chicago). Your firm has a well-enforced and well-respected diversity policy that explicitly includes protections for members of the IGBT community. Some company leaders believe that the firm should not move its operations facility to Charlotte, but instead move it to a nearby state which does not permit such discrimination. They point out that such options were already determined in the site selection process. They argue that this is a matter of integrity, since the firm is explicitly committed to nondiscrimination.However, some argue that the project should go forward given the economic importance of Charlotte’s new intermodal transportation hub linking trains and planes to area seaports. You, along with a number of other employees and managers, have been asked to provide your feedback on the matter.  Discussion Questions1. What is your view of North Carolina’s House Bill 2, which prevents local authorities from passing nondiscrimination legislation regarding sexual orientation or gender identity in private sector employment and public accommodation? Explain.2. What do you recommend that your company do regarding the planned operations center? Why? Explain.3. Do you agree, or disagree that it is “a matter of integrity” that the company publicly oppose North Carolina’s new law in this case? Explain.4. In general, do you think a company should publicly oppose government actions when such policies violate a company’s own values? Why, or why not? Explain.BusinessBusiness – Other