WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether existing civil rights laws ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, a question that has divided the nation's lower courts.
The cases accepted Monday reflect the split among federal courts. Two appeals courts ruled that employers violated Title VII by firing gay and transgender employees. A third said civil rights laws don't cover sexual orientation. The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission concluded in 2015 that Title VII does protect against LGBT job discrimination. The Obama Justice Department took the same position, but under President Trump it reversed course, opposing that conclusion.
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals said a woman who worked for a Michigan funeral home was impermissably fired two weeks after she told her employer she was transgender. Her employer said she did not follow the dress code, but the court said transgender discrimination is prohibited by Title VII.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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PeteWilliamsNBC Honestly, much as I dislike saying it, I side with the businesses here. When you take the charged LGBT aspect out, it comes down to whether or not a private business should be forced to hire someone they don’t want to and I don’t think the government should have that power (1/)
PeteWilliamsNBC No one should be openly discussing their sexual orientation at work. Just do your job and don’t draw attention to yourself and there would be no need for talk of discrimination. Straight people don’t go around announcing they’re straight.
rcarr57 PeteWilliamsNBC Bowling Green last week voted down a fairness act. Everyone deserves fair housing. What wrong with our country
PeteWilliamsNBC According to DSM-IV, a mental disorder is a psychological syndrome or pattern which is associated with distress (e.g. via a painful symptom), disability (impairment in one or more important areas of functioning), increased risk of death, or causes a significant loss of autonomy.
PeteWilliamsNBC The lgbt discriminates against non lgbt people!!!
PeteWilliamsNBC As if we don’t know how the right wing block will vote.
PeteWilliamsNBC With the rapists and nazis on the court I'm sure this will go well.
PeteWilliamsNBC Here's to hoping that the Supreme Court will side on the due process clause of the Constitution, which guarantees equal rights for all citizens, and is upheld by the 14th Amendment.
PeteWilliamsNBC I hope it includes gender identity too. Many times, employers say that they can discriminate against you for undergoing reassignment because the law doesn't cover it. Even though Title 7 really should.
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