Supreme court says federal law protects lgbtq
Supreme Court Rules That Title VII Protects LGBTQ From Employment Discrimination
This morning, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion (authored by Trump appointee Neil Gorsuch) holding that Title VII’s protections against sex discrimination in the workplace apply to LGBTQ employees. This resolves a split of authority among decrease courts and now confirms that under federal regulation, Title VII prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. This has prolonged been the law in California, so this should not be a game-changer for California employers in terms of their anti-discrimination policies and practices. Any multi-state employers who execute not already have policies in place prohibiting discrimination and harassment on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity will want to revise their policies to be in compliance with today’s judgment.
Today’s Supreme Court verdict was issued in three different cases that were consolidated for purposes of review. In the first case, Bostock v. Clayton County, the plaintiff, a long-term employee, was fired by his County employer for conduct “unbecoming” of a County emp
US Supreme Court backs protection for LGBT workers
The top court in the US has ruled that employers who fire workers for being gay or transgender are breaking the country's civil rights laws.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court said federal law, which prohibits discrimination based on sex, should be understood to incorporate sexual orientation and gender identity.
The ruling is a major win for LGBT workers and their allies.
And it comes even though the court has change into more conservative.
Lawyers for the employers had argued that the authors of the 1964 Civil Rights Behave had not intended it to apply to cases involving sexual orientation and gender identity. The Trump administration sided with that argument.
But Judge Neil Gorsuch, who was nominated to the court by President Donald Trump, said acting against an employee on those grounds necessarily takes sex into account.
"An employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender fires that person for traits or efforts it would not contain questioned in members of a different sex," he wrote.
Members of the LGBT community across the US were celeb
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- As Pride Month is celebrated across the country, there's a fitting victory in the civil rights battle for LGBTQ people.
The Supreme Court ruled Monday it is illegal for an employer to fire someone because they are gay or transgender.
"This was absolutely amazing today. This was a very huge win for us," said Reg Calcagno of the LGBT Community Center in New York.
Conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch and fellow conservative John Roberts joined the four liberals, writing, "An employer who fires an individual merely for entity gay or gender nonconforming, defies the law."
Calcagno said he didn't expect the 6-3 vote.
"I absolutely started to tear up reading the judgment. Seeing that the Supreme Court dictated that companies undertake not have a right to discriminate against LGBTQ people based on sexual orientation, based on gender identity or expression was absolutely monumental," he said.
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The court's ruling that LGBTQ people are protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Execute is expected to have a massive impact on the nation's 8.1 million LGBTQ workers, since most states don't protect them from workplace discrimination.
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Supreme Court Rules Civil Rights Law Protects LGBTQ Workers
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects homosexual and transgender workers from workplace discrimination. The Court ruled that the prohibition of discrimination that is “because of sex” includes discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Further, the Court held that “the plaintiff’s sex need not be the sole or central cause of the employer’s adverse action” for Title VII to apply.
Several states already include protections for sexual orientation and gender identity in their anti-discrimination laws. In Michigan, for instance, the Department of Civil Rights interprets the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Execute as prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The Supreme Court’s choice effectively extends those protections to states that are silent about them or that exclude them.
Covered employers should be sure to update their policies as necessary to prevent any future discrimination. For questions about this or any other workplace
Supreme Court Says Firing Workers Because They Are LGBTQ Is Unlawful Discrimination
This defeat is important, but the only way to get comprehensive protections for LGBTQ people is to pass the Equality Act.
James Esseks,
Co-Director,
ACLU LGBTQ & HIV Rights Project
In a landmark win for LGBTQ people, the Supreme Court today governed that firing employees because of their sexual orientation or gender identity is sex discrimination that violates federal commandment. Today’s decision clarifies for the first time that LGBTQ people are protected from employment discrimination from coast to coast, including in states and cities that have no express protection for LGBTQ people in their own laws.
While this ruling is a groundbreaking advance for LGBTQ people, there are still significant gaps in federal civil rights law that Congress must fill by passing the Equality Act.
Today’s judgment came in three cases raising akin issues. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. v. EEOC and Aimee Stephens, involved Aimee Stephens, who worked for six years as a funeral director at a funeral home in Detroit. H