Second Circuit Recognizes Sexual Orientation Discrimination as Subset of Sex Discrimination under Title VIIPosted on March 6, 2018 By Courtney Samford The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently held that…... Read More
EEOC Weighs In On Bathroom Issue for Transgender EmployeesPosted on May 9, 2016 By Michelle Wyrick Following recent news reports about Target’s bathroom controversy and North Carolina’s bathroom…... Read More
EEOC Files First Title VII Suits Alleging Discrimination Based on Sexual OrientationPosted on March 2, 2016 By Michelle High On Tuesday, March 1, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") filed…... Read More
EEOC Finds That Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation is Prohibited by Title VIIPosted on July 29, 2015 By Courtney Ross Samford On July 16, 2015, the EEOC announced that sexual orientation is…... Read More
Are Transgender Individuals Protected By Title VII?Posted on June 29, 2012 By Michelle D. Wyrick The short answer is yes, for federal employees, and possibly, for…... Read More
Supreme Court Issues Its Long-Awaited Class Action Decision in Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Posted on June 22, 2011 By George J. Miller On June 20, 2011, in addressing what Justice Antonin Scaliacalled, "one of the…... Read More