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 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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Not Down on the Farm – NY Farm Fined $13,000 for Refusing Lesbian Couple Wedding
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Liberty Ridge Farm, an upstate New York farm, has recently appealed a $13,000 fine imposed by New York’s Division of Human Rights for refusing to host a lesbian couple’s…
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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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Risky Business – Excluding Customers Based on Sexual Orientation
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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…
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