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Justices rule LGBT people protected from job discrimination
4 years, 9 months ago

Justices rule LGBT people protected from job discrimination

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court. “Even as understood today, the concept of discrimination because of ‘sex’ is different from discrimination because of ‘sexual orientation’ or ‘gender identity.’” Kavanaugh wrote in a separate …

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US Supreme Court endorses gay, transgender worker protections
4 years, 9 months ago

US Supreme Court endorses gay, transgender worker protections

Al Jazeera  

The outcome is expected to make a big difference for the estimated 8.1 million LGBT workers across the US. The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects LGBT people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court. The full 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 10-3 that it …

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AP analysis: Most states lack laws protecting LGBT workers
5 years, 5 months ago

AP analysis: Most states lack laws protecting LGBT workers

Associated Press  

Rumors started circulating around the fire station in Byron, Georgia, within a year after the medical treatments began. “They didn’t want somebody like me in that position,” she said, “or any position with the city.” It’s not illegal under Georgia state law to fire someone for being gay or transgender. A ruling that says the federal law doesn’t protect workers …

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High court may re-examine Civil Rights Act after LGBT ruling
7 years, 11 months ago

High court may re-examine Civil Rights Act after LGBT ruling

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A ruling by a U.S. appeals court in Chicago reopens the question of whether the 1964 Civil Rights Act’s protections apply to LGBT workers in the same way they bar discrimination based on someone’s race, religion or national origin. Here’s a look on how that might happen on a court currently operating with eight justices pending the Senate …

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Trump nixes Obama order preventing federal workers from being fired because they’re LGBT
7 years, 11 months ago

Trump nixes Obama order preventing federal workers from being fired because they’re LGBT

Salon  

President Trump has repealed an executive order that advocates believe will provide loophole for employers to discriminate against LGBT people. “The Obama order was really a way of making sure the federal government was only directing federal contracting dollars to businesses who were good actors,” said Sharon McGowan, Director of Strategy at Lambda Legal. “What President Trump did by repealing …

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