The court on Monday would take up trio of cases involving Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964, race, color, origin, and religion. ..…

Two cases, with two different outcomes in the lower courts, present the Court with the question of whether the  Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibitions on discrimination because of sex include discrimination on the basis of person's orientation. ..…

Supreme Court has decided to step in and resolve whether discrimination against someone for their orientation or identity is form of discrimination prohibited by Civil Rights Act, Greg Nevins, senior counsel and Workplace Fairness Program for Lambda Legal, ment.. ..…

Supreme Court cases center on Title VII of Civil Rights Act, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.. ..…

Jeff Merkley, Equality Act would amend Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Fair Housing Act to ban anti- LGBT in employment, housing, public accommodations, jury service, education, federal programs and credit.. ... Supreme Court has granted certiorari for three petitions seeking..…

Supreme Court accepted three petitions regarding whether Title VII of Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on orientation and transgender status.. ..…

On Monday the court added several cases to its docket for the next term around legal challenges by people identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual or Transgender who say they have faced discrimination at work in violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. ..…

SCOTUS to Rule on LBGT Discrimination by Stephen H. ..…

There is no explicit law that outlaws anti- LGBT discrimination, except lower courts have ruled that Civil Rights Act provisions barring discrimination on the basis of sex include identity and sexual orientation.. ... Mooppan told lower court that there is commonsense,..…

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made it illegal for employers to discriminate against individuals because of their race, sex, religion or national origin. ... “We now hold that Title VII [of the Civil Rights Act] prohibits discrimination on the basis of..…

While there is no protection at the federal level, courts around the country have weighed in on the issue, asking if the term sex under Title VII of Civil Rights Act encompasses identity or orientation, with different results. ..…

The Trump administration has said that Title VII of Civil Rights Act does not provide such protections.. The justices were asked to hear three different petitions concerning whether Title VII of Civil Rights Act that prohibits employment discrimination..…

The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission agrees that anti- LGBTQ discrimination is form of discrimination that violates Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964. ..…

Supreme Court today announced it will review three cases that address whether discrimination on the basis of orientation or identity violates Civil Rights Act of 1964, the law that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex, race, color, origin..…

It does not explicitly apply to LGBT individuals, that firing employees because of their orientation is already prohibited as form of discrimination under Title VII of Civil Rights Act. ..…

At issue in the high-profile legal fight is whether gay and transgender people are covered by Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964, color, origin and religion. ..…

House gets rare chance to address Supreme Court on Tuesday in showdown about whether Trump administration can add citizenship question to the 2020 census.. ..…

The issue is whether Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964, protects LGBT people from discrimination. ..…