All posts tagged "U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission"
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Hotel Employee Was Fired for “Feminine” Style, Lawsuit Claims
The lawsuit is one of two brought by the EEOC against businesses whose LGBTQ employees claim they were harassed or fired for being gay.
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Male Couple Sues New York City Over Denial of IVF Benefits
The lawsuit claims city's definition of "infertility" is discriminatory and denies gay couples the chance to grow their families.
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Memphis Restaurant to Pay $60,000 to Settle Gay Harassment Suit
Amerigo Italian Restaurant agreed to pay $60,000 and revise company policies to settle a gay employee's harassment lawsuit.
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New York Pizzeria Pays $25,000 to Settle Trans Worker’s Lawsuit
Transgender cook claimed managers and co-workers misgendered him, asked invasive questions, and compared him to a pedophile.
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Gay, Black Applebee’s Cook Was Told to Ignore Co-Workers’ Slurs
An Applebee’s franchise in the Greater Tampa area has agreed to settle an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging that the company failed to stop...
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Biden Administration Announces Pro-Transgender Policies
The Biden administration has announced several policies aimed at making transgender Americans' lives easier.
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Texas AG sues feds over pushback against state’s anti-trans actions
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has sued the Biden administration over recent actions it has taken to push back against a Texas directive requiring...
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Minnesota furniture company must pay $60,000 to job applicant rejected for being transgender
A Minnesota furniture retailer will have to pay $60,000 to a transgender job applicant after a federal investigation concluded that the company refused to hire...
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20 Republican-led states sue Biden administration over pro-transgender restroom guidance
Twenty Republican-led states have sued the Biden administration over pro-transgender guidance from federal agencies.
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Republican Attorneys General slam Biden administration’s pro-transgender guidance
A group of Republican attorneys general have criticized the Biden administration's interpretation of federal laws relating to transgender rights.
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Tennessee man who claims he was fired for being gay sues for discrimination
Jacob Brashier says he was repeatedly called "faggot" on the job and had a soiled rag thrown in his face
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Transgender fire chief of Georgia city claims her firing was a form of discrimination
Rachel Mosby claims she was let go after a decade on the job, but only after she decided to transition at work
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Louisiana sheriff’s office agrees to pay $90,000 to deputy denied job due to his HIV status
Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office agrees to adopt policies and undergo mandatory training around HIV discrimination
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Lesbian claims Chili’s denied her a promotion because she failed to “dress more gender appropriate”
Arizona resident Meagan Hunter has filed an EEOC complaint accusing her employer of sex discrimination
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Sen. Mike Lee holds up lesbian’s re-nomination to EEOC, which could stop working altogether
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) is blocking the nomination of a lesbian re-nominated to serve another term on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission because of...
