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
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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Transgender Mechanic’s Discrimination Claims Survive in the Eleventh Circuit
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
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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Wellington Passes Civil Rights Ordinance
Wellington, located in Palm Beach County, Florida, has become the most recent municipality to pass a human rights or civil rights ordinance.
Wellington’s ordinance incorporates the Palm
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Osceola County Passes Human Rights Ordinance
Following up on my post from August 5, 2015 , Osceola County, Florida will become the latest county in Florida to prohibit discrimination against gay and transgender people after the
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One County at a Time – Osceola County Moves Towards Human Rights Ordinance
The County Commission of Osceola County, Florida voted recently to move forward with a public hearing on a new human rights ordinance.
Other Florida counties that have adopted human
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Three in a Row – the EEOC Has Just Filed a Third Lawsuit Directed to Discrimination of a Transgender Employee
Following up on my earlier posts here and here, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has just filed a third lawsuit in which it charged an employer with sex
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EEOC Title VII Discrimination Enforcement: Transitioning to Protect the Transgender Employee
April showers bring May flowers, but recently April has brought a flurry of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) discrimination enforcement directed to the protection of transgender employees under Title VII
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