The 2024 Florida Legislative Session is officially in full swing. Below is a list of proposed bills that, if passed, may affect employers moving forward. The Employment team at RumbergerKirk will continue to monitor all...more
2/5/2024
/ Crime Victims ,
Gender Identity ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Mental Health ,
Military Leave ,
Minor Children ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Restrictive Covenants
Eleventh Circuit Says School’s Policy of Assigning Bathrooms Based on Biological Sex Does Not Violate U.S. Constitution -
The issue on appeal for the Eleventh Circuit to decide was whether separating the use of male and...more
1/13/2023
/ Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Public Schools ,
Restroom Legislation ,
School Restrooms ,
SCOTUS ,
Title IX
School’s Policy Prohibiting the Presence of a Transgender Student in the Restroom That Matches Their Gender Identity May Be Unlawful Discrimination....more
4/26/2021
/ Educational Institutions ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Gloucester County School Board v G.G. ,
LGBTQ ,
School Boards ,
School Restrooms ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Sexual Stereotyping ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Transgender
Legislation Would Allow Schools and Colleges to Request a Health Exam to Verify Student’s Sex -
The Florida legislature has entered into the fray regarding whether transgender athletes can compete in sports at their public...more
4/20/2021
/ Colleges ,
Florida ,
Gender Identity ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Legislative Agendas ,
LGBTQ ,
Public Schools ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Student Athletes ,
Transgender ,
Universities
Employers have long known that gender stereotyping is not allowed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act’s prohibition on discrimination because of sex. ...more
6/15/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employment Litigation ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
Employers have long known that gender stereotyping is not allowed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act’s prohibition on discrimination because of sex. However, there has been some confusion over whether this prohibition...more
1/17/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Certiorari ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employment Litigation ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
Protected Class ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender