I’ve posted before here on the Oregon wedding cake case (not to be confused with the Colorado wedding cake case that went to the Supreme Court).
Now comes recent news
Continue Reading $135,000 Fine Upheld Against Oregon Bakers Who Refused to Bake Cake for Same-Sex Couple
Who could have ever guessed that post same-sex marriage legalization, litigation would focus on the issues of wedding cakes and wedding florists. But, now comes recent news that the
Continue Reading Christian Florist Loses Gay Wedding Flower Case
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
Continue Reading Texas Dives Into the Toilet Controversy
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
Continue Reading Third Time’s the Charm – City of Jacksonville Passes Human Rights Ordinance That Protects Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
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
Continue Reading Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance Defeated Due to Potty Politics
Last week, I posted about an Oregon case where a pub owner ran afoul of Oregon public accommodation law by asking certain customers not to patronize his business.
Staying on
Continue Reading Watch Out Florists and Cake Bakers – Palm Beach Expands Public Accommodation Law
Recently, an Oregon Appeals Court upheld a 2013 ruling by Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries, which found that a Portland pub owner violated a state statute prohibiting private businesses
Continue Reading Risky Business – Excluding Customers Based on Sexual Orientation
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
Continue Reading Wellington Passes Civil 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
Continue Reading Osceola County Passes 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
Continue Reading One County at a Time – Osceola County Moves Towards Human Rights Ordinance