Search results for "employment lawsuit"
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Transgender retiree sues New York county for denying insurance coverage
A retired transgender employee of a county in upstate New York is suing the county for denying him health insurance coverage for his transition-related care....
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Federal court hears arguments over injunction to stop transgender military ban
On Thursday, a federal judge in Baltimore heard arguments in a third of four lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s policy of banning transgender military members...
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Louisiana sheriff’s office accused of discriminating against deputy with HIV
A Louisiana man is suing a local sheriff’s office for discrimination after it rescinded a job offer to be a sheriff’s deputy because he is...
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North Carolina governor issues order extending limited LGBTQ protections
North Carolina LGBTQ residents may get some relief from both an executive order issued by Gov. Roy Cooper and a proposed settlement to lawsuit over...
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Morgantown City Council approves pro-LGBTQ ordinance
The Morgantown, W.V., City Council has unanimously adopted an ordinance amending the Human Rights Commission to include language protecting various characteristics including sexual orientation and...
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15 attorneys general file brief opposing transgender service ban
Brief argues that opening up military service to transgender individuals has not adversely affected Armed Forces
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Corporate America backs lesbian’s request for Supreme Court hearing
Jameka Evans believes she was fired for not conforming to gender stereotypes
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Justice Department reverses policy protecting transgender workers
Courts have previously found that Title VII does protect discrimination based on gender identity and sex stereotyping
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6th Circuit hears case of trans woman fired by Michigan funeral home
On Wednesday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the appeal of a transgender woman who sued her former employer for firing...
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Law that “repealed” HB 2 in name only being challenged in court
Four LGBTQ North Carolinians who had originally sued to block and overturn North Carolina’s controversial HB 2 law are now targeting the law that claims...
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Civil rights groups oppose nominee for Assistant AG post at Justice Department
Letter to U.S. senators warns that Eric Dreiband's record on civil rights is antithetical to the post he's seeking
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Kentucky trans woman and husband suing Amazon for discrimination
A transgender woman and her husband are suing online giant Amazon for discrimination and harassment that they suffered while working at a couple of the...
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Forum: Fighting Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions and the DOJ
Lambda Legal will not rest until we have achieved the full recognition of the civil rights of LGBTQ people
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62 members of Congress say DOJ should defend LGBTQ worker protections
A bicameral group of 62 members of Congress has sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions criticizing the Department of Justice for its brief...
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Walmart’s Sam’s Club discriminated against trans worker, says EEOC
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has found that Sam’s Club, a subsidiary of retail giant Walmart, discriminated against a transgender woman by demoting her...
