Search results for "Title vII civil rights"
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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
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Year in Review: The Highs and (many) Lows of 2017
From Trump’s rise to power to battles on every front, the LGBTQ community spent the year fighting back attempts to deny equality.
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Supreme Court refuses to hear lesbian’s employment discrimination lawsuit
Rejection of Jameka Evans' case leaves a split among circuit courts as to whether Title VII protects LGBTQ people
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Transgender retiree sues New York county for denying insurance coverage
A retired transgender employee of a county in upstate New York is suing the county for denying him health insurance coverage for his transition-related care....
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Jury awards $1.1 million to transgender professor in discrimination lawsuit
A federal jury has awarded a former professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University $1,165,000 in damages in response to a lawsuit she brought against the...
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UPDATE: General Services Administration says LGBTQ protections remain intact in equal employment policy
The U.S. General Services Administration has become the latest federal agency to be accused of removing mentions or references to sexual orientation and gender identity...
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Justice Department assigns federal prosecutor to assist in Iowa hate crimes case
In an unusual move, the U.S. Department of Justice has assigned a federal prosecutor with experience in prosecuting hate crimes to help with a case...
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17 states and D.C. support Georgia lesbian’s discrimination lawsuit
The attorneys general of 17 states and the District of Columbia have filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear and rule...
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Federal court finds sex discrimination laws protect transgender people
Two pro-LGBTQ legal organizations have filed an amended complaint on behalf of a mother suing a San Diego children’s hospital for discriminating against her transgender...
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Out on the Town: D.C. arts & entertainment highlights, October 12-18
Everything arts and entertainment in D.C. this week!
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Corporate America backs lesbian’s request for Supreme Court hearing
Jameka Evans believes she was fired for not conforming to gender stereotypes
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Justice Department reverses policy protecting transgender workers
Courts have previously found that Title VII does protect discrimination based on gender identity and sex stereotyping
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6th Circuit hears case of trans woman fired by Michigan funeral home
On Wednesday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the appeal of a transgender woman who sued her former employer for firing...
