Sexual Orientation

Federal Court Partially Blocks Enforcement of EEOC’s SOGI Discrimination Guidance

A federal trial court in Tennessee has temporarily blocked enforcement within 20 states of guidance issued last year by the

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EEOC Issues New Guidance on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Workplace Rights

Coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, the landmark ruling holding that

By |2021-06-28T13:16:10-05:006/25/2021|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Compliance Tools|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on EEOC Issues New Guidance on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Workplace Rights

House Sends “Equality Act” Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity to Senate, But Further Action Considered Unlikely

As expected, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed and sent to the U.S. Senate one of the Democratic majority’s

By |2019-06-10T08:46:55-05:006/10/2019|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on House Sends “Equality Act” Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity to Senate, But Further Action Considered Unlikely

Widely Publicized But Narrow Ruling by U.S. Supreme Court Has Limited Practical Impact on Employers

Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated ruling in a closely watched case about a Colorado baker

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Two Federal Appeals Courts Rule That Title VII Provides Protection on Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Reversing decades of established case law, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held recently in a 10

By |2020-09-21T13:54:46-05:003/17/2018|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Two Federal Appeals Courts Rule That Title VII Provides Protection on Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Turnabout Is Fair Play?: North Carolina Governor Issues Executive Order Barring State Contractors From LGBT Discrimination

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D) has issued Executive Order 24, which explicitly prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender

By |2017-11-10T14:47:26-05:0011/10/2017|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment, Government Contracts, State Standards|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Turnabout Is Fair Play?: North Carolina Governor Issues Executive Order Barring State Contractors From LGBT Discrimination

OFCCP Announces Intent To Extend Paperwork Requirements for Federal Construction Contractors

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice recently announcing that it intends to

By |2017-10-22T21:42:05-05:0010/22/2017|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Government Contracts|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on OFCCP Announces Intent To Extend Paperwork Requirements for Federal Construction Contractors