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On June 15, 2020, in a landmark 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated opinion in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia holding that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or sexual...more
The United States Supreme Court recently ruled that certain federal employment protections against sex discrimination extend to employer discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. In light of this ruling,...more
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
On June 15, 2020, Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, found its place in history as a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case for LGBTQ+ rights in the workplace. A long-awaited opinion, Bostock expanded the definition of sex in...more
On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court, in the case of Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, affirmatively answered the long-awaited question of whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”)...more
Welcome to the Summer 2020 issue of The Employment Law Reporter. This inaugural issue of this quarterly newsletter first reviews the landmark U.S. Supreme Court opinion in which the Court ruled that an employer that fires an...more
On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that refusing to hire, firing, or otherwise subjecting an individual to workplace discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity is the equivalent of...more
Conducting business in the Virgin Islands poses unique challenges not often encountered in the states, but also unique opportunities. This 20-part series will offer tips for doing business in the U.S. Virgin Islands, covering...more
Summary of Bostock v. Clayton County - The United States Supreme Court held in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia on June 15 that the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e (1964) protects gay and transgender workers...more
In a landmark decision this month, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender...more
In Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, the United States Supreme Court held that “an employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII.” With its decision, however, the Supreme Court...more
On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, holding that, pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, covered employers may not...more
What Does Landmark Ruling Mean for California Employers? Federal courts have debated for decades about whether the protection against sex-based discrimination in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act also protects against...more
Gay and Trans Rights under Title VII - On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Bostock v. Clayton County, holding an employer that fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates...more
As LGBTQ Pride Month comes to an end, it’s important to recognize the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, in which it ruled that Title VII of the Civil...more
Last week, in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, the Supreme Court held that an employer who terminates an individual for being gay or transgender violates Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Justice Gorsuch authored the...more
On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits an employer from firing, refusing to hire, or otherwise discriminating against an...more
The “single biggest victory in the history of the L.G.B.T.Q.-rights movement” is what one combatant called the Supreme Court’s decisions by 6 to 3 majorities in three cases decided on Monday, June 15, 2020. The decision, the...more
On Monday, June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court answered “yes” to the question of if Title VII’s prohibition against discrimination “because of sex” included one’s sexual orientation or identity as transgender. ...more
Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, SCOTUS Docket No. 17–1618, No. 17–1623, No. 18–107 (June 15, 2020). The Supreme Court of the United States held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment...more
In a much-anticipated decision, earlier this month, in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court (“Court”) held that an employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII...more
As we celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month, join us for an important discussion on the significance and implications of the landmark 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQ employees...more
If you haven’t been following actor and comedian Leslie Jordan’s Instagram feed throughout the coronavirus pandemic, you have been missing out on a beacon of light and levity. The 64-year-old self-described “pocket gay” has...more
The recent Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia decision, in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that an employer that fires an individual for being gay or transgender violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act...more
In a groundbreaking 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States has held that an employer who fires an individual because of the individual’s sexual orientation or transgender status violates Title VII. Bostock v....more