Labor Days
Gay Bias Is Still In The News
The Second Circuit has announced that it is scheduling en banc review and has asked the EEOC to weigh in on the controversial question of whether Title VII covers discrimination on sexual orientation. The court has…
A Conflicted 7th Circuit Holds Title VII Does Not Cover Sexual Orientation Discrimination
In a precedent-setting decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled on July 28 th that Title VII does not protect against sexual orientation discrimination. The case is Kimberly Hively v. Ivy Tech…
EEOC LGBT Cases in the News
Settlement of Sexual Orientation Case - The EEOC and a Maryland employer have settled a landmark sexual orientation discrimination case. EEOC v. Pallet Companies d/b/a IFCO Systems NA, Inc. was filed in March 2016, and…
Transgender Rights In the News
Almost every day the news has some new legal development involving the rights of LGBT employees. We already reported on the litigation heating up between North Carolina and the DOJ concerning that state’s now infamous…
Webinar: What is on the EEOC's Agenda? LGBT Rights in the Workplace
Please join Kelley Drye's Labor and Employment practice group for a special webinar presentation on May 25th that will explore the shifting, often controversial, and important landscape for employers regarding LGBT…