A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal law protects gay and transgender workers from job discrimination in a decision that gives millions of LGBT people new civil rights. Conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch and Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s four liberals in a 6-3 majority, interpreting the longstanding federal ban on sex discrimination… Continue reading Workers Can’t Be Fired for LGBT Status, U.S. Supreme Court Says
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Gay Softball League Leads to Major Supreme Court Job-Bias Case
Gerald Bostock says he’s convinced his participation in a gay softball league was why he was fired from his job running the child-advocate program at the juvenile court in Clayton County, Georgia. The Atlanta-area county’s decision sent “a homophobic message that we do not approve of your sexual orientation,” Bostock said. But Bostock might never… Continue reading Gay Softball League Leads to Major Supreme Court Job-Bias Case
Supreme Court to Consider Gay, Transgender Rights in Workplace
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider three cases to decide whether federal law protects gay and transgender workers from employment discrimination. The cases mark the first major consideration of gay rights by the justices since the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, who led a closely divided court through a series of landmark… Continue reading Supreme Court to Consider Gay, Transgender Rights in Workplace