Search results for "Title vII civil rights"
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New York’s Oswego County settles with transgender employee who was denied health care coverage
An upstate New York county has settled a lawsuit brought against it by a retired transgender county employee who was denied insurance coverage for transition-related...
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Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission will allow LGBTQ people to file discrimination complaints
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission has issued new guidance that classifies instances of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity as forms of sex-based...
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Georgia county asks Supreme Court not to hear case on whether it unlawfully fired a gay employee
Clayton County doesn't want the Supreme Court to consider the split in federal courts over whether Title VII protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation
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Lesbian professor settles sex discrimination lawsuit against college that denied her promotion
Despite settlement, it's still unclear whether courts believe sexual orientation discrimination is prohibited under Title VII
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Baltimore City lifts transgender surgery exclusions in city employee health insurance plan
Board of Estimates finds exclusion violates Title VII and Maryland's nondiscrimination law
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Missouri lesbian couple sues senior living community for sex discrimination
Senior living facility rejected couple based on religious beliefs regarding the "Biblical definition" of marriage
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Federal appeals court denies opportunity to weigh in on LGBTQ workplace protection case
Eleventh Circuit Court decided they would not question whether LGBTQ workers should have employment protections
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Lambda Legal sues Alaska for denying health care coverage to transgender state employee
A transgender state employee in Alaska is suing the state for denying her health care benefits, thereby forcing her to pay out-of-pocket expenses for medically...
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Advocates: Masterpiece Cakeshop decision underscores need for explicit LGBTQ legal protections
It's now up to lawmakers and movement leaders to push for clear, comprehensive laws prohibiting anti-LGBTQ discrimination
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Senate confirms anti-gay Trump judicial pick Kyle Duncan
Democratic senators denounce lawyer who defended North Carolina's HB 2 law and the Gloucester County School Board
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Alabama Sen. Doug Jones co-sponsors Equality Act
LGBTQ advocates won a moral victory on Thursday when U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) signed on as a co-sponsor of the Equality Act. The Equality...
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Gay man asks 8th Circuit to hear lawsuit against employer who withdrew job offer
Case marks the fourth federal appeal asking courts to declare that gay or lesbian employees are protected by Title VII
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6th Circuit: Funeral home unlawfully discriminated against fired transgender employee
Appeals court finds Aimee Stephens, fired for choosing to transition, should have been protected by Title VII
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Transgender student sues Indiana school district for restroom access
The student claims he is being unlawfully discriminated against after being refused entry to the bathroom that matches his gender identity
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Lesbian firefighter’s sex discrimination claim upheld by court
Court finds that existence of anti-LGBTQ discrimination does not negate a claim of sex-based discrimination
