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

Jun. 16, 2020

Landmark ruling could expand protections for other classes of employees

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to extend anti-discrimination protections to gay and transgender employees under the Civil Rights Act rests on an argument that could provide expanded protections for other classes of employees, as well, attorneys say.

Landmark ruling could expand protections for other classes of employees
Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote a landmark decision Monday expanding protections for LGBTQ workers. He was joined in the majority by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., and the U.S. Supreme Court's four liberal justices. (New York Times News Service)

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to extend anti-discrimination protections to gay and transgender employees under the Civil Rights Act rests on an argument that could provide expanded protections for other classes of employees, as well, attorneys say.

The court's recognition Monday that incidents of discrimination don't always stem entirely - or even prim...

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