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    Fired for Discrimination Complaint: Wrongful Termination Suit Fails to Survive Motion to Dismiss

         The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently affirmed a trial court’s decision to grant a motion to dismiss a lawsuit when the Plaintiff, Lisa Green-Hayes (“Green-Hayes”) failed to properly state a claim for retaliatory wrongful termination.[1]  In her complaint, Green-Hayes alleged she was subjected to the “discriminatory employment practices and … attitude of [defendant]” when he refused to hire women for certain positions, paid women and minorities less than other employees, and told her not to hire women based on certain physical criteria.  Green-Hayes argued she was terminated from her employment in reprisal for engaging in the protected activity of complaining to the Defendant, Handcrafted Homes, LLC (“Handcrafted…