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Court: Firing an employee because she is transgender has to be sex bias under Title VII

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What a long, strange trip it’s been for one particular transgender-discrimination lawsuit. Continue reading

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What a long, strange trip it’s been for one particular transgender-discrimination lawsuit. Continue reading
“Uh, Eric. Is the air up there in the cloud getting thin?”
Hear me out. Continue reading

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After all that’s happened in my professional career over the past several days — you can catch up here and here — I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank you, the readers. You have uplifted me with your positivity and support. I deeply appreciate every, single word of encouragement that you’ve shared.
I can write. But, with no readers, it doesn’t work so well. Thank you!

Today is my first day at FisherBroyles, LLP. Continue reading

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Today is my last day at Dilworth Paxson LLP. Continue reading

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Hey, I can’t make this stuff up. Continue reading

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That’s all well and good for employers in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. But, what about the rest of us?
For example, if you operate a business in California, you’re in a constant state of pearl-clutching. So, some guidance would be helpful.
Well, sure enough. We get some. Continue reading

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It took the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about 50 years to recognize that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protected employees from discrimination based on their sexual orientation.
Now, in less than three years since the agency’s groundbreaking decision in 2015, two federal appellate courts have joined in concluding that sex discrimination under Title VII includes discrimination based on sexual orientation, as yesterday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc. issued its long-awaited decision. Continue reading
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Hold up a sec. I’m dizzy. Continue reading