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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

Missouri Court Tackles Sex Stereotyping, Highlights Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/13/2017

While nearly half of all states expressly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity, Missouri is not one of those states. However, the Missouri Court of Appeals recently issued a decision in...more

New IHRA Amendment on Religious Accommodations: What Does It Mean for Illinois Employers?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/1/2017

A recent amendment (Public Act 100-0100) to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) makes clear that employers in Illinois may have dress codes or grooming policies for the purposes of maintaining workplace safety or food...more

Federal Appeals Court Decries State of Federal Civil Rights Law on Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Franczek P.C. on 8/2/2016

On Thursday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit re-affirmed prior court holdings that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act does not prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, but in so doing...more

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Missouri Court Tackles Sex Stereotyping, Highlights Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues

New IHRA Amendment on Religious Accommodations: What Does It Mean for Illinois Employers?

Federal Appeals Court Decries State of Federal Civil Rights Law on Sexual Orientation Discrimination

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