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In recent years, the LGBTQ community has made significant strides towards equality and acceptance. However, despite these advancements, discrimination remains a harsh reality for many individuals, particularly in the realm of...more
Last year, in Fair Housing Act Prohibits LGBTQ Discrimination, I discussed a related topic: challenges transgender opera singers face in navigating vocal ranges during and after their transition. That article discussed the...more
Third in a Series of Blogs Regarding the Presidential Transition - In a recent interview with the Philadelphia Gay News, Joe Biden vowed to make enactment of the Equality Act a legislative priority within his first 100...more
Earlier this year, in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court held that discrimination against LGBTQ individuals violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Bostock is a landmark decision that will...more
In a decision which will likely expand the scope of the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) by analogy, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded earlier today that a 1960’s era civil rights statute protects gay and transgender workers. By...more
A bipartisan measure was introduced in the United States Senate in late April to expand fair housing protections to LGBTQ persons. The Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2019, introduced by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus...more
In a series of three cases accepted for review earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court will likely answer a question in 2020 that will likely impact our federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) and how one of its protected classes –...more
As written in this space many times, an important responsibility for professional apartment management is to know the laws where you have properties. While our federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) has seven protected classes (race,...more
Timely Topics - The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, No. 15-577. The lawsuit concerns whether the daycare operated by a Missouri church may qualify...more
Earlier this month we noted that a federal court in Colorado ruled that the Fair Housing Act (FHA) prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation (although sexual orientation is not contained in the text of the...more
Back-to-back posts concerning the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and federal courts. Last week, in what I believe is another decision of first impression, a federal district court judge in Colorado concluded that the FHA prohibits...more
Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of teaching a class on payments and banking products to new lawyers at the American Bar Association’s Consumer Financial Services Institute. I arrived early for the class and got to hear a...more
Last night, the Utah House passed landmark legislation (the "Act") already approved by the Senate that modifies Utah's antidiscrimination and fair housing acts to provide protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender...more