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Get with the Pronoun: Eleventh Circuit Rules Pervasive Misgendering Is Harassment

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If an employer or coworker persistently uses a transgender worker’s wrong name or identified pronoun, can that constitute a hostile work environment in violation of Title VII? In Copeland v. Georgia Department of Corrections,...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: April 2022 #2

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The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms the Rights of Transgender Employees in the Workplace

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The Illinois Appellate Court (Second District) recently issued an opinion deciding an issue of first impression here in Illinois: whether an employer violates the Illinois Human Rights Act (Act) by denying a transgender woman...more

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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Requires Transgender Plaintiffs to Identify Comparators to Establish Title VII Discrimination

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This recent decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals confirms that plaintiffs claiming discrimination based on transgender status are subject to the same pleading and evidentiary requirements as other discrimination...more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: June 2020

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Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, 140 S. Ct. 1731 (2020) - Summary:  Title VII prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity....more

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Has the Fourth Circuit Set the Stage for LGBTQ Protections Under Title VII?

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The Fourth Circuit’s recent decision in Evangeline Parker v. Reema Consulting Services, Incorporated, 915 F.3d 297 (4th Cir. 2019) grabbed headlines for its controversial ruling that workplace gossip can support a sex...more

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Fifth Circuit Hints Title VII Does Not Protect Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity

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One of the most important developments in employment law over the past several years has been the expansion by some federal courts of Title VII’s sex discrimination prohibitions to encompass sexual orientation and gender...more

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U.S. Justice Department Argues Against EEOC Position Protecting Transgender People

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Earlier this year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission persuaded the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that a funeral home’s termination of a transgender employee violated Title VII’s prohibition against sex...more

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Second Circuit Finds Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

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Executive Summary: Overruling prior circuit precedent, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held yesterday that sexual orientation discrimination is a subset of sex discrimination under Title VII. ...more

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Court Affirms that Missouri Human Rights Act Prohibits Sex Stereotypes in the Workplace

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On October 24, 2017, the Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri issued an opinion affirming that sex stereotyping is a form of gender discrimination that is actionable under the Missouri Human Rights Act...more

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Missouri Appellate Court’s Holding That Sex Discrimination May Be Based on Sex Stereotyping Offers Some Protections for LGBT...

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In Lampley, et al. v. Missouri Commission on Human Rights, the Missouri Court of Appeals held that sex stereotyping can form the basis of a sex discrimination claim when the complaining party is gay, but should not be...more

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