On July 15, a federal judge from the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Tennessee issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Department of Education’s Title IX guidance that prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation. Specifically, the ruling blocks enforcement of a June 2021 Notice of Interpretation... View Article
On June 15 and 16, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released new resources on federal enforcement of protections against sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year in Bostock v. Clayton County that the bar on workplace discrimination based... View Article
Members OnlySexual orientation refers to a person's inherent attraction or lack of attraction to other people. Sexual orientation is often thought to exist on a spectrum which includes, but is not limited to, heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, pansexuality, and asexuality*. In 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that sexual orientation is a protected trait under Title VII. In... View Article