​PayPal Abandons North Carolina Expansion After State Overturns Law

PayPal is withdrawing plans to open an operation center in Charlotte, North Carolina in reaction to the state overturning a local law that would have let transgender people use public bathrooms that match their gender identities.

North Carolina will lose 400 jobs after Paypal pulled its facility, according to CNN Money. Last week, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed House Bill 2, which prevents cities from protecting gay and bisexual people from discrimination, and specifically restricts transgender individuals’ rights to use restrooms and other facilities that don’t match their “biological sex.” The law has caused a downward spiral in potential business for the local economy.