On November 9, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) voted 3-2 to release a proposed update to Section 12 of the EEOC Compliance Manual addressing religious discrimination. Section
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PHRC Will Accept Discrimination Complaints from LGBT Employees
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC), Pennsylvania’s leading agency that investigates and enforces Pennsylvania’s employment discrimination laws, has voted to accept complaints of discrimination from lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
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Transgender Discrimination Outlawed! (In Malta)
Since everyone knows that the country of Malta (“Where’s that, Jake?”) is in the vanguard on human rights, and is more enlightened and progressive than, say, an old-fashioned, traditional country
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ALERT! Pres To Sign LGBT Executive Order Today
On June 16th we issued an “Alert!” when Reuters reported that “President Barack Obama will sign an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual
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Vast Majority Of Americans Think Employment Discrimination Against Gays and Lesbians Is Currently Illegal
A new YouGov/Huffington Post survey on employment discrimination against homosexuals has some interesting statistics. The most startling is that by a 62% to 14% margin, the American public believes that
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ALERT! President To Sign Executive Order Re: Sexual Orientation
Reuters has just reported that “President Barack Obama will sign an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.”
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Grand Forks May Pass Law Banning Discrimination Based Upon Sexual Orientation Or Gender Identity
GRAND FORKS, North Dakota — even Grand Forks! – is considering a bill to ban employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. If it passes, Grand Forks would
EEOC Sues Over Same-Sex Harassment of Security Officers
A Charlotte-based private security company was just sued by the EEOC in a Title VII class action lawsuit for sexual harassment of male employees based upon their gender. The employees
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Montana Capital Relies on EEOC Decision To Table Anti-Discrimination Ordinance
A proposed ordinance in Helena, Montana which would prohibit sexual orientation discrimination is being opposed by those who cite a recent EEOC decision which held that under Title VII discrimination
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Nebraska Town Rejects Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity Equality Ordinance
Thanks for this blog entry goes to Cathy Brennan, Esq., whose blog, Gender Identity Watch is a valuable resource. We quote her blog:
"Grand Island City Council rejected Ordinance 9407 to protect people
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