Blog Category - Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Apr

SCOTUS Refuses to Hear LGBT Discrimination Case

The Supreme Court of the United States recently declined to hear an appeal by a Georgia security guard who claimed she was harassed and wrongfully terminated from her job due to her sexual orientation. The refusal to hear her appeal means that a decision regarding whether fede...

Apr

These Employment Cases Could End Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Is it illegal to discriminate against employees for their sexual orientation in the United States? Different Circuits; Different Rulings The question of sexual orientation discrimination has been answered different ways by different circuit courts. On April 4, 2017, the Se...

Apr

The EEOC Has a New System for Reporting Discrimination

As of November 1, 2017, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has launched a new system for filing and tracking workplace discrimination charges. The system grants individuals a convenient way to file charges online. The system, the EEOC Public Portal, allows th...

Apr

Are Transgender Workers Protected from Work Discrimination?

What are your rights as a transgender employee in California? Meghan Frederick, a 53-year-old correctional officer at a Sacramento prison, recently filed a lawsuit against her employer. She has accused the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation of discrimina...

Apr

What Is the Transgender Work Opportunity Act?

According to a Huffington Post article, only 35 percent of transgender individuals in the US are employed full time. A proposed law in California, SB 396, also known as the Transgender Work Opportunity Act, seeks to help more people in the LGBT community find full-time employment...

Apr

Could This Case Lead to a Federal Ban on Workplace Sexual Orientation Discrimination?

A case filed in the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana against Ivy Tech Community College may help establish federal rules preventing workplace sexual orientation discrimination. Although California is one of 22 states with workplace protections for sa...

Apr

Are Transgender Workers Facing an Increasing Amount of Discrimination?

Wells Fargo has recently settled a lawsuit involving allegations of discrimination and wrongful termination against a transgender worker. The lawsuit's allegations are similar to other cases involving transgender workers, some of whom face an overwhelming amount...

Apr

Valve Sued for Transgender Discrimination

The company behind famous video games such as Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Counter Strike and Portal is being sued for $3 million over allegations it discriminated against and wrongfully terminated a transgender worker. Valve is known in the PC gaming community for its multibillion-d...

Apr

Know Your Rights: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Workplace Discrimination

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) statistics show workplace discrimination against the LGBT community has hit an all-time high. In 2015, the EEOC recorded 90,000 incidents of workplace discrimination against LGBT workers, a 28 percent increase over the cou...