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[Hybrid Event] Rainbow Connection: How LGBTQIA+ History Informs Modern Civil Rights Efforts - October 11th, Atlanta, GA

Please join us in-person or virtually for Nelson Mullins' LGBTQ+ Affinity & Ally Group's 6th Annual Pride Seminar. Lunch will be provided to those attending in-person. CLE credits will be offered for select states. We...more

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Japan adopts LGBTQ awareness legislation

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In June 2023, the ‘Act on the Promotion of Citizens’ Understanding of Diversity of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity’ was enacted by the Japanese legislature (the Diet)....more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

LGBTQ+ Protections, Virtual Harassment, and Social Media Posts: The EEOC Updates Its Harassment Guidance for the 21st Century

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published draft enforcement guidance regarding workplace harassment, entitled “Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” The proposed guidance sets...more

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Pride Month Message From EEOC Chair Highlights Continuing Impact of the Bostock Decision

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 15, 2023, the EEOC issued a message from its Chair, Charlotte A. Burrows, for Pride Month that, among other things, highlighted the continuing impact of the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in...more

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Michigan Legislature Expands State Civil Rights Act to Protect Against Discrimination Based on Gender Identity and Sexual...

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On March 8, 2023, the Michigan Legislature passed an amendment to the state’s Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) that explicitly includes protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender...more

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Michigan Senate Passes Significant Amendments to Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act

On March 1, 2023, the Michigan Senate approved a series of amendments to the state’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, which would add “sexual orientation, gender identity or expression” to the law’s list of prohibited...more

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Michigan Lawmakers Seek to Expand Workplace Protections for LGBTQ Workers

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The Michigan Senate took a historic step Wednesday to increase workplace protections for members of the LGBTQ community by passing a law that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity,...more

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EEOC to Add Non-Binary Gender Option to Discrimination Charge Intake Process

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it will promote greater equity and inclusion for members of the LGBTQI+ community by giving individuals the option to select a...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Illegal or ill-mannered? Title VII meets Ms. Manners

Is it discriminatory to discipline employees for wearing #BLM face masks? When does Supervisor Karen cross the line from rude into discrimination? And join us to count down the top eight things you should never, ever say in...more

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Federal Court Judge Block Blocks Temporarily HHS’s Enforcement of Revised ACA Anti-Sex Discrimination Rules, Restores ACA...

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On August 17, 2020 the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of N.Y. preliminarily enjoined the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) from enforcing provisions of its June 2020 final Section 1557...more

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Federal Court Blocks HHS Rule on Sexual Orientation

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has blocked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from enforcing a new rule that limited sex discrimination in healthcare to discrimination based...more

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The Top 5 (Non-COVID-19) Developments In Dealership Employment Law

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You have probably seen a lot of coronavirus news alerts lately, but as a car dealer, you already know that germs are not the only things that can cause headaches. Virus or no virus, the law is still going to change and...more

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An Update On Nonbinary Gender Designations In The Workplace

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An increasing number of employees identify their gender as nonbinary. “Nonbinary” includes people who do not identify their gender within the binary of male or female. Nonbinary identification and expression may include...more

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Learn with Schwabe: Celebrating Pride by Remembering Its Roots as a Riot

As we celebrate Pride Month this year, and with the Black Lives Matter movement in the forefront of the current collective national consciousness, Schwabe urges all to remember that there would be no Pride without...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Virginia Businesses Should Brace Themselves for Sweeping Employment Law Changes Taking Effect July 1 – Part One

Effective July 1, 2020, Virginia’s employment laws are substantially changing to provide broader protections to employees in many areas. We previously summarized the Virginia Values Act (VVA) here which goes into effect on...more

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Georgia Trend: City Ordinances Require Private Employers to Expand Workplace Anti-Discrimination Protections

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Georgia law prohibits private employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of age, disability and sex (specifically compensation-based claims). There are, however, no state statutes prohibiting private...more

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The Top Five Most Intriguing Developments In EEOC-Initiated Litigation In 2019 (And a Preview of Our Annual EEOC Litigation...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Stepping into a new year always gives one a chance to reflect on the lessons and trends of the prior year. In that spirit, we are pleased to present our annual selections for the five most intriguing...more

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SCOTUS Hears Arguments on Scope Discrimination Because of Sex Under Title VII

On October 8, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument on one core question: does the prohibition on discrimination “because of...sex” in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 include...more

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Gender Identity Complexity: From the Olympics to the Workplace

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Olympic runner Caster Semenya, a woman by her own identification, was born with a unique body. While outwardly female, her body produces an excess of testosterone compared with other women. Olympic authorities have at times...more

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Puerto Rico DOL Issues Guidance on Law Prohibiting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination

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On May 2019, the Puerto Rico Department of Labor (PRDOL) revised and updated its Protocol on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination pursuant to Act No. 22 of 2013 (Protocol)....more

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New York State Statute Now Protects Gender Identity in the Workplace

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Employers in New York should ensure that their policies and practices are compliant with changes to New York law that are set to take effect soon....more

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Governor Cuomo Signs Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) into New York Law

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After nearly 16 years of legislative efforts, the New York State Legislature passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (“GENDA” or “Law”), explicitly adding “gender identity or expression” as a protected class under...more

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What New York Employers Should Know Regarding the Rights of Transgender Employees

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About 1.4 million Americans recognize themselves – surgically or otherwise – as a gender other than the one they were born into....more

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DOJ Contradicts EEOC over Title VII’s Applicability to Transgender Employees

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The Department of Justice is now squarely at odds with the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission over whether Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination also applies to discrimination against transgender employees. ...more

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What Remedy for Transgender Students if HHS Succeeds in Narrowly Redefining Gender Under Title IX?

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently revealed the agency's proposal to narrow the legal definition of sex under Title IX, the federal civil rights law that bans discrimination based on sex in...more

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