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Department of Justice Weighs In: Title VII Does Not Prohibit Gender Identity Discrimination

Title VII prohibits, inter alia, discrimination and harassment “because of…sex.” Title VII does not, however, explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status or gender expression. Despite ... read more

Transgender Workplace Discrimination Not Prohibited Under Law, Attorney General Says

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum Thursday, instructing the Justice Department that federal law does not protect ... the agency interpret Title VII more broadly to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender ... read more

The DOJ’s About-Face on Gender Identity Discrimination under Title VII

On October 5, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions released a formal letter on behalf of the United States Department of Justice stating the DOJ’s official position that Title VII “does not prohibit discrimination based on gender identity per se ... read more

Here’s What Jeff Sessions’ LGBT Workplace Discrimination Positions Actually Mean For You

This came several months after the Department of Justice clearly posited itself as opposing the application of Title VII in sexual ... of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on sex, race, national origin and religion — but “sex” was not part of ... read more

Two U.S. agencies at odds over protecting gays under Title VII

“If it just said sex discrimination, I think it would be indisputable that that did not cover also sexual orientation ... before the court and asserted Title VII prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. “Discrimination against ... read more

U.S. Department of Justice Memo: Sex Discrimination Law ‘Does Not Refer to Gender Identity’

“Title VII expressly prohibits discrimination ‘because of ... worse that similarly situated employees of the other sex, and sexual orientation discrimination simply does not have that effect,” it wrote. “The sole question here is whether ... read more

Justice Department reverses policy that protected transgender people from workplace discrimination

Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on ... In that case, Justice Department lawyers wrote that "that Title VII does not prohibit discrimination because of sexual orientation" and efforts to amend Title VII's scope "should be directed ... read more

Attorney General Madigan Files Brief to Protect LGBTQ Workers from Discrimination

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation does not violate Title VII. This is inconsistent with a ruling by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Evans has asked the Supreme Court to take ... read more

Jeff Sessions Just Reversed A Policy That Protects Transgender Workers From Discrimination

Sessions’ directive, obtained by BuzzFeed News, says, “Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination encompasses discrimination between men and women but does not encompass discrimination ... on the basis of sexual orientation." read more

17 states and D.C. support Georgia lesbian’s discrimination lawsuit

Schneiderman, asks the court to decide, once and for all, whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQ individuals from workplace discrimination ... was discriminated against not simply because of her sexual orientation, but because of her ... read more