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U.S. Supreme Court,
Labor/Employment,
Civil Rights

Sep. 27, 2018

Title VII also bans sexual orientation discrimination

This term, the Supreme Court has an opportunity to protect more Americans from discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Joshua C. Williams

Associate
Nemecek & Cole

Email: jwilliams@nemecek-cole.com

Joshua specializes in professional liability defense.

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Title VII also bans sexual orientation discrimination
Courts are forsaking basic statutory interpretation -- and indeed, their judicial duties -- to give voice to bigotry by excluding sexual orientation from Title VII's prohibition on sex discrimination. The Supreme Court must silence them. (New York Times News Service)

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Much of the LGBTQ community fears (and rightly so) being fired because of their sexual orientation; they fear that the way they were born -- who they are -- can get them fired. Few states' laws offer protection. Sparser still are federal protections. And none appear to be forthcoming. So our hope rests, once again, with the Supreme Court.

The question then becomes: D...

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