Search results for "employment lawsuit"
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16 states urge Supreme Court to rule employees can be fired for being LGBTQ
Amicus brief asks high court to overturn 6th Circuit decision finding that a funeral home discriminated against trans employee
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New York’s Oswego County settles with transgender employee who was denied health care coverage
An upstate New York county has settled a lawsuit brought against it by a retired transgender county employee who was denied insurance coverage for transition-related...
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Georgia county asks Supreme Court not to hear case on whether it unlawfully fired a gay employee
Clayton County doesn't want the Supreme Court to consider the split in federal courts over whether Title VII protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation
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Clarksdale, Mississippi, passes LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance
Ordinance, backed by mayor, prohibits discrimination in housing, public accommodations, and employment
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Federal appeals court denies opportunity to weigh in on LGBTQ workplace protection case
Eleventh Circuit Court decided they would not question whether LGBTQ workers should have employment protections
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Lambda Legal sues Alaska for denying health care coverage to transgender state employee
A transgender state employee in Alaska is suing the state for denying her health care benefits, thereby forcing her to pay out-of-pocket expenses for medically...
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Michigan Civil Rights Commission: LGBTQ people are protected by law banning sex discrimination
Commission's action may trigger lawsuit, as the Attorney General claims only the legislature can make such a change
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LGBTQ advocates sue Ohio over anti-transgender birth certificate law
Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU of Ohio are suing the Buckeye State for a policy that prohibits people from changing the...
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Ben Carson invokes trans shower panic to justify rollback of LGBTQ protections at HUD
HUD Secretary claims transgender people's use of shelter facilities matching their gender identity may infringe on others' rights
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Amicus briefs urge 8th Circuit to find Title VII protects LGBTQ people from discrimination
At least 47 businesses, attorneys general from 15 states and the District of Columbia, and the nation’s top LGBTQ rights organizations have submitted a number...
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Federal court in Maryland says school district’s restroom policy violates transgender student’s rights
In an historic decision, a federal court in Maryland has found that transgender students’ ability to use restrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity...
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California judge rules state cannot force baker to create custom wedding cake for lesbian couple
Judge's ruling attempts to distinguish difference between selling a pre-made cake and designing a custom-made cake
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Transgender Sam’s Club employee sues Wal-Mart Stores for discrimination
Retail giant claims employee was terminated for performance, not because of her gender identity
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Judge upholds firing of anti-gay fire chief in Atlanta
But court also finds rule requiring employees to receive permission for outside employment is unconstitutional
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Year in Review: The Highs and (many) Lows of 2017
From Trump’s rise to power to battles on every front, the LGBTQ community spent the year fighting back attempts to deny equality.
