Tag Archives: LGTBQ+

Expanding the definition of sex: SCOTUS rules employers cannot discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

By Lori Armstrong Halber and Gavin Carpenter on Posted in Discrimination, Employment, Employment & Labor (U.S.), LGTBQ+, Supreme Court, US Alert, Workplace Laws and Regulations
On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, No. 17-1618 (U.S. Jun. 15, 2020), which held that an employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In a 6-3 opinion authored by Justice … Continue Reading

Supreme Court poised to hear oral arguments in blockbuster LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination cases

By Lori Armstrong Halber and Gavin Carpenter on Posted in Discrimination, Employment, Employment & Labor (U.S.), LGTBQ+, Supreme Court, US Alert
On October 8, 2019, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in three landmark LGBTQ+ rights cases, which could broaden protections for the LGBTQ+ community by prohibiting employers from discriminating against employees based on their sexual orientation, transgender-status, or gender identity under federal law. Currently, conflicting federal cases and shifts in interpretation and policies at … Continue Reading
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