The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled on March 7, 2018, that workplace discrimination on the basis of gender identity and gender expression violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The language of Title VII does not expressly prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity. However, the US EEOC has taken a broad approach to enforcing Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination, arguing that it includes both gender identity and sexual orientation.
Federal Appellate Court Finds That Title VII Bans Gender Identity Discrimination
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Tags: EEOC, EEOC v. RG and GR Harris Funeral Homes Inc., Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, ERISA, gender expression, gender identity, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA, sex discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination, Title VII, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, workplace discrimination
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