All posts tagged "title vii"
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Supreme Court refuses to hear lesbian’s employment discrimination lawsuit
Rejection of Jameka Evans' case leaves a split among circuit courts as to whether Title VII protects LGBTQ people
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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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Jury awards $1.1 million to transgender professor in discrimination lawsuit
A federal jury has awarded a former professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University $1,165,000 in damages in response to a lawsuit she brought against the...
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UPDATE: General Services Administration says LGBTQ protections remain intact in equal employment policy
The U.S. General Services Administration has become the latest federal agency to be accused of removing mentions or references to sexual orientation and gender identity...
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17 states and D.C. support Georgia lesbian’s discrimination lawsuit
The attorneys general of 17 states and the District of Columbia have filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear and rule...
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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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Lambda Legal asks SCOTUS to take up lesbian’s employment discrimination case
High court asked to resolve split between circuit courts as to whether Title VII prohibits sexual orientation discrimination
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Lesbian couple files federal lawsuit after employer denies health care coverage
A lesbian couple from California has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against one of the women’s former employer and its health insurer for refusing to...
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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...
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Log Cabin: DOJ actions show need for federal nondiscrimination law
Recently, the Justice Department filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit brought by a now-deceased gay skydiver. Donald Zarda sued his former employer, Altitude Express,...
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GOP congressman “disturbed” at Trump DOJ’s position on civil rights
Rep. Scott Taylor says discrimination against LGBTQ individuals is "on the wrong side of history"
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Department of Justice: Civil Rights Act doesn’t protect LGBTQ people from discrimination
DOJ and EEOC take opposing views on whether LGBTQ discrimination is a form of sex discrimination
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Lesbian security guard’s lawsuit could be headed to Supreme Court
Jameka Evans' lawyers argue her employer violated her rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
