Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it unlawful for employers subject to the Act to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or other protected classes. However, for many years, the Act has been interpreted to exclude sex discrimination on the basis of someone’s sexual orientation. Earlier… Read More »
Sexual Orientation Discrimination on the Job
While three federal appeals courts are considering whether Title VII’s sex discrimination ban prohibits bias based on sexual orientation, the complaints continue to roll in. Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed another sex discrimination complaint, this time on behalf of a driver of an oil rig company who said he was repeatedly subjected to… Read More »