Tag Archives: Employment

U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Title VII’s Protections Extend to LGBTQ Employees

By Kelly Hensley and Adria Harris on June 16, 2020 Posted in Discipline, SCOTUS

In a landmark opinion authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Title VII’s prohibition of employment discrimination based on sex applies to both sexual orientation and gender identity.… Continue Reading

Title VII Reversal: Fifth Circuit Holds No Transgender Protections Under Civil Rights Statute

By Jonathan Clark on July 26, 2019 Posted in Discrimination

Earlier this year, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected the notion that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects individuals from discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation or transgender status. More than a standard-issue opinion, however, the Fifth Circuit’s holding was a laser-focused rebuke of a … Continue Reading

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