New legislation has been introduced at the federal level to prohibit employers from discriminating against individuals because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 (H.R. 2015), authored by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), would amend federal antibias law to bar employers from making employment decisions based on an individual’s actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. The measure would also forbid retaliation against an individual who complained about employment practices prohibited under the bill. The bill includes an exemption for religious organizations.
California, sixteen other states, and the District of Columbia already have their own laws on the books prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Plus, a handful of states—including California—have laws against gender-identity discrimination in the workplace.
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