Study Reveals Top LGBTQ Friendly (and Unfriendly) Industries
New research has revealed those industries that are both the friendliest and the unfriendliest to LGBTQ employees. Read the results below.
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Deciphering the feds’ changing position on LGBT employment protections under Title VII
by Molly DiBianca In a memo issued on October 4, 2017, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions formally declared that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not prohibit discrimination based on transgender status. The memo directly conflicts with the position of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which has long argued that […]
Tech Solutions Aim to Reduce Bias in Hiring
As employers strive to prevent bias and increase diversity, technology companies are developing solutions to provide assistance.
Employers look to ‘culture of inclusiveness’ in era of expanding LGBT rights
Inclusiveness, civility, respectful treatment: Those are all concepts getting a lot of attention as employers struggle to cope with what seems like an increasingly divisive culture often threatening to bleed over into the workplace. A changing legal landscape also must be considered as employers strive for productive and nondiscriminatory working environments. For example, a landmark […]
Touting Awards to Attract Job Candidates
Employer awards help companies attract top talent. Job seekers look for proof that a company is what it says it is, and awards provide validation.
‘Religious liberty’ order leaves LGBT nondiscrimination provisions intact
On May 4, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) that, unlike a draft version, leaves intact Obama-era LGBT nondiscrimination requirements for federal contractors. The EO, which one expert described as largely hortatory, addresses tax exemptions for religious organizations and the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraceptive mandate. But it includes little affirmative movement, according […]
Gender Identity: Bathrooms and Changing Facilities
Under Executive Order (EO) 13672, which took effect in 2015, federal contractors and subcontractors are prohibited from discriminating against applicants and employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Federal agencies cracking down on gender identity discrimination
As the debate over gender identity discrimination rages within the halls of state and federal governments, employers are left to wonder how the controversy will play out in the workplace. One high-profile aspect of the issue centers on North Carolina’s House Bill 2, which Governor Pat McCrory signed into law on March 23. The law […]
Mississippi passes broad anti-LGBT law
On April 5, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed a bill that provides businesses, religious organizations, and individuals with legal protection for refusing to provide services to LGBT individuals. The new law provides “certain protections regarding a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction for persons, religious organizations and private associations” that refuse services to LGBT […]
NC General Assembly does more than just invalidate Charlotte’s LGBT ordinance
by Richard L. Rainey On Wednesday night, the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill (HB) 2, which was then signed by Governor Pat McCrory. While HB 2 was prompted by the desire to overturn Charlotte’s recently enacted ordinance that banned discrimination against LGBT people in the provision of public accommodations and allowed transgender individuals […]