Sexual orientation discrimination is not actually illegal according to federal law. However, there is an executive order that protects federal employees from such discrimination. But non-federal employees are not included in this order. Some courts protect the LGBT community and consider them a group of people under special protection from… read more →
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently ruled that employment discrimination based on sexual orientation is already illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC opinion explains that sexual orientation discrimination is a form of sex-based discrimination, and, therefore, prohibited under the law’s “sex” provision.… read more →
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled on July 16, 2015 that employment discrimination based on sexual orientation is illegal under existing federal law: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII explicitly prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. Although the… read more →