In a landmark cisn issued yterday, the Supreme Court of the Un Stat led that Tle VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibs workplace discrimatn agast gay,...
Contents:
- SUPREME COURT RUL THAT GAY AND TRANSGENR EMPLOYE ARE A PROTECTED CLASS UNR TLE VII
- GAYS AND LBIANS ARE NOT A PROTECTED CLASS … OR ARE THEY?
SUPREME COURT RUL THAT GAY AND TRANSGENR EMPLOYE ARE A PROTECTED CLASS UNR TLE VII
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On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court led that an employer who termat an employee bee that employee is gay or transgenr vlat Tle VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Wrg for the majory, Tmp appotee Jtice Gorsuch stated: “An employer who fir an dividual for beg homosexual or transgenr fir that person for tras or actns would not have qutned members of a different sex.
Gorsuch stated his opn that “ is impossible to discrimate agast a person for beg homosexual or transgenr whout discrimatg agast that dividual based on sex.
Employers nnot discrimate agast gay or transgenr employe jt as they nnot discrimate based upon any other protected classifitns such as race, relign, or natnal orig. In a landmark cisn issued yterday, the Supreme Court of the Un Stat led that Tle VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibs workplace discrimatn agast gay, lbian, and transgenr people. The se volved nsolidated lawsus filed by two gay persons fired due to their sexual orientatn and a transgenr woman fired after revealg plans to transn om male to female.
GAYS AND LBIANS ARE NOT A PROTECTED CLASS … OR ARE THEY?
The employers and the Tmp admistratn argued that Congrs did not tend for Tle VII to protect LGBTQ persons and the term "sex" did not ver gay and transgenr stat.