Back in 2015 Houston, Texas attempted to and failed to pass an expanded human equal rights ordinance (“HERO”) which would have made it illegal to discriminate against someone based
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Third Time’s the Charm – City of Jacksonville Passes Human Rights Ordinance That Protects Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
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After previous efforts that failed in 2012 and 2016, the City of Jacksonville, Florida has now passed an expanded human rights ordinance (“HRO”) that provides employment and housing protections…
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HB2 – Trying to Flush It Down the Drain
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By many accounts, North Carolina has lost in excess of $400 million in business revenue (and a whole lot of basketball games) due to HB2. HB2, for…
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North Carolina Revisits and Revises HB2
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Three months ago, I posted about North Carolina’s HB2 (the transgender bathroom bill that is still garnering headlines) and that many had overlooked a big change to North Carolina’s discrimination…
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North Carolina Turns Back the Clock on Discrimination Claims
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There has been a ton of news coverage regarding North Carolina’s new bathroom access law included within HB-2. I’ve written several posts on bathroom access and employment litigation regarding bathroom…
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More Potty Police Activities
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Following up on my prior potty posts here and here, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has recently settled a lawsuit involving a transgender employee which involved claims that…
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Transgender Mechanic’s Discrimination Claims Survive in the Eleventh Circuit
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As a follow up to my earlier posts here, here and here, Title VII is now, quite regularly, being interpreted to protect transgender employees under its gender identity…
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Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance Defeated Due to Potty Politics
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For the last few months, I’ve been posting about bathroom access policies and the problems employers run into when they act as the potty police. See my posts here and…
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Potty Problems at Hobby Lobby
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I have posted on the dangers of an employer being the potty police before. Now comes news that Hobby Lobby, already known for their conservative and religious based employment …
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EEOC Orientates Towards Sexual Orientation Protection
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Following up on my earlier posts here and here regarding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) focus on sex discrimination protection for transgender employees, now the EEOC has turned its…
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