PayPal is cancelling a planned operations centre in North Carolina due to the state’s recent legislation barring transgender people from using bathrooms that do not correspond with the gender on their birth certificates. The move comes after HB2, which was passed by Republican lawmakers and signed into law last week, prompted major companies such as Expedia, American Airlines, Target, Wells Fargo and others to pull out of the As we reported last week, 80 CEOs and business leaders have written to the state’s General Assembly and Governor, Pat McCrory, calling for a repeal of the law. McCrory, through a spokesman, declined to comment. It is believed that other companies may also cancel plans for expansion in the state.
PayPal is cancelling a planned operations centre in North Carolina due to the state’s recent legislation barring transgender people from using bathrooms that do not correspond with the gender on their birth certificates. The move comes after HB2, which was passed by Republican lawmakers and signed into law last week, prompted major companies such as Expedia, American Airlines, Target, Wells Fargo and others to pull out of the As we reported last week, 80 CEOs and business leaders have written to the state’s General Assembly and Governor, Pat McCrory, calling for a repeal of the law. It is believed that other companies may also cancel plans for expansion in the state.