All posts tagged "public employment"
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Florida Wants to Pass a “Don’t Say Gay” Law for Workplaces
A proposed law in Florida would bar employers from recognizing transgender identities and effectively force LGBTQ nonprofits to shutter.
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Virginia lawmakers advance three LGBTQ bills, strike one down
The General Laws subcommittee that the bills are assigned to will key in determining likelihood of success
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Virginia Republicans kill all pro-LGBTQ housing and employment bills
GOP House Speaker pressures subcommittee to kill bills in order to avoid a floor vote
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Virginia Senate votes 29-10 to approve employment and fair housing bills
The Virginia Senate approved two pro-LGBTQ bills that ban discrimination in public employment and housing. The bills, patroned by Sens. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria) and Jennifer...
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Virginia Senate committee approves pro-LGBTQ employment and fair housing bills
Nondiscrimination bills pass easily through committee with bipartisan support
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Virginia Gov. safeguards LGBTQ state workers while Republicans block statewide protections
Bill to prohibit anti-LGBTQ discrimination faces delays and hurdles in Republican-controlled House of Delegates
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Virginia Senate committee approves pro-LGBT employment and fair housing bills
For the second year in a row, a Virginia Senate committee approved two nondiscrimination bills seeking to make LGBT Virginian’s lives a little easier. On...
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Virginia Senate passes pair of nondiscrimination bills
The Virginia Senate on Friday passed a pair of nondiscrimination bills with bipartisan support, sending them to the House of Delegates for consideration. The Senate voted to...
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Virginia House of Delegates steamrolls more pro-LGBT bills
A Virginia House subcommittee Thursday continued the lower chamber’s annual rampage against LGBT rights by voting to table four bills, including two patroned by Republicans,...
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Virginia House subcommittee kills employment-nondiscrimination bill
A Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee voted Tuesday to table SB701, a bill that would prohibit discrimination in public employment based on a person’s sexual...
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Virginia nondiscrimination bill moves forward, vote expected Friday
The Virginia Senate moved forward Thursday with the second reading and introduction of amendments for SB701, a bill that would prohibit discrimination in public employment...
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Nondiscrimination bill passes committee, will get floor vote in Va. Senate
LGBT-equality advocates in Virginia are celebrating a small victory after SB701, a bill prohibiting discrimination in public employment based on sexual orientation or gender identity,...
