by Editorial Staff | Jun 22, 2021 | Discrimination, EEOC, LGBT, LGBTQ
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued sexual orientation and gender identity protection guidance. Published on June 15th, 2021, the fact sheet’s release coincides with the Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County. In brief,...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 7, 2020 | Discrimination, LGBT
September 30th, 2020, was the last day that California Governor Gavin Newson could sign bills passed by the state legislature. On that day, Newsom signed two diversity bills into effect addressing state racial injustice. These bills closed a busy California...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 15, 2020 | LGBT, Title VII, U.S. Supreme Court
On June 15th, 2020, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identity is prohibited under federal civil rights law, speficially Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (Title VII)....
by Girish Anand | Apr 22, 2019 | Civil Rights Act, DOJ, EEOC, LGBT, Title VII
Circuit courts have split on whether gender identity and sexual orientation are protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as have the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The commission maintains Title...
by Girish Anand | Mar 13, 2018 | Civil Rights Act, LGBT
In two weeks’ time, two U.S. circuit courts of appeal — the 2nd and the 6th — have ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964’s provision against discrimination based on sex includes protection for gender identity. The 6th ruled March 7 in favor...
by Girish Anand | May 20, 2017 | DOL, LGBT
Wal-Mart settled the first successful LGBTQ lawsuit ever this past week when it agreed to shell out $7.5 million to lesbian and gay employees whose same-sex spouses were denied benefits between 2011 and 2013, when the retail giant changed its policy. “This class...
