Yesterday, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling holding that Title VII does not prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The case
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Executive Order Bars Pennsylvania Contractors and Grantees from Discriminating Against LGBT Individuals
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No April Fools: Mayor De Blasio Signs Into Law FIVE Amendments Broadening The New York City Human Rights Law
As we wrote about last week, the New York City Council passed legislation seeking to bolster the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). Although the NYCHRL was already
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Despite North Carolina And Georgia, Gender Identity And Sexual Orientation May Be Protected Under Federal Law
As my colleague Christina Stoneburner posted yesterday and today, North Carolina recently enacted the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, which, among other similar state laws that continue cropping
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Update: North Carolina Attorney General Refuses to Defend Bathroom Law Against Legal Challenge
Things seem to be developing rapidly in North Carolina. Just yesterday morning we reported that the ACLU had filed a challenge to the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act that
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ACLU Seeks to Flush North Carolina’s Public Facilities Law
Just days after North Carolina lawmakers passed the controversial Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act (“Act”), the American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”) has filed a lawsuit challenging the law.
Although
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Want to Have a Successful Diversity Program? — Make Sure Everyone is on Board
I recently read an article that Wawa, Inc. has been sued by a former employee who alleges that she was discriminated against on account of being gay. What was interesting
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Your Employees’ Religious Beliefs Are Not an Excuse for Discrimination
There has been some immediate fallout from the Supreme Court’s gay marriage decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. The decision has become a lightning rod for several Republican candidates who
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Same Sex-Marriage: The End of the Road
Earlier today, the United States Supreme Court in its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges rendered same-sex marriage as the law of the land in all 50 states. This blog is
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The Supreme Court Argument Date for Gay Marriage Cases is Around the Corner
For those people who may have been living under a rock or enjoying an extended Tom Hanks-like vacation on a desert island a la Cast Away, the Supreme Court
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