Monday’s Supreme Court ruling, which decided gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender workers are covered under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, will have the most impact for millions of workers at small and midsize businesses, as well as large firms, who weren’t previously protected by state-level laws or formal employer policies, legal experts say.
Large businesses, including Apple Inc. and International Business Machines Corp. applauded the 6-3 decision that prohibits employers from discriminating against workers on...
Great, but lots of them are still going to be unemployed.
All 0.04% of the population breathes a huge sigh of relief
Government: fixing problems that don’t exist.
But if you are a straight male then you can be fired for something as simple as wearing the wrong shirt.
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Lots of triggered conservatives right now. Good, textualist based opinion that applied the plain meaning of the statute's rext to the facts before the court. Cons are crying b/c their judges are not activist enough. Cons want judges legislating, when it suits their interests
What difference does the size of company make ? Surely the law is the law regardless
But who protects the heterosexual that gets sexual advances from people that forces their sexuality into the work place.
does this mean my lesbian great great grandfather can still get his money from working at the sex hole down the road from the preschool?
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