NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 168-6 (2026)

Repealed by Session Laws 1985, c. 571, s. 3

✓ current as of July 2026
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§§ 168-7 through 168-7.1: Repealed by Session Laws 1985, c.  514, s. 1.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1979–2022 · leading case: Burgess v. Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co., 259 S.E.2d 248 (N.C. 1979).
Burgess v. Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co., 259 S.E.2d 248 (N.C. 1979). · cites it 4× “This right is granted by G.S. 168-6, which provides, in pertinent part, that “handicapped persons shall be employed .”
Buchanan v. Hunter Douglas, Inc., 359 S.E.2d 271 (N.C. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 11× “Each of the five claims for relief in this latest complaint are based on N.C.G.S. § 168-6. This statute, however, was repealed by the North Carolina General Assembly on 1 October 1985, which was, as is evident from the foregoing, after this action was first brought and…”
Spaulding v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 379 S.E.2d 49 (N.C. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “Plaintiff brought suit under the Handicapped Persons Act right to employment statute, formerly N.C. Gen. Stat. § 168-6 (1982), which was repealed in 1985.”
Pressman v. Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, 337 S.E.2d 644 (N.C. Ct. App. 1985). “G.S. 168-6 provides: “Handicapped persons shall be employed in the State service, the service of the political subdivisions of the State, in the public schools, and in all other employment, both public and private, on the same terms and conditions as the ablebodied, unless it is…”
Burgess v. Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co., 250 S.E.2d 687 (N.C. Ct. App. 1979). “) § 168-6. Right to employment. —Handicapped persons shall be employed in the State service, the service of the political subdivisions of the State, in the public schools, and in all other employment, both public and private, on the same terms and conditions as the ablebodied,…”
Woody v. AccuQuest Hearing Ctr. (N.C. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “Handicapped persons shall be employed in [all] employment, both public and private, on the same terms and conditions as the able-bodied, unless it is show that the particular disability impairs the performance of the work involved.”
Woody v. AccuQuest Hearing Ctr. (N.C. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “Handicapped persons shall be employed in [all] employment, both public and private, on the same terms and conditions as the able-bodied, unless it is show that the particular disability impairs the performance of the work involved.”
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