Monthly Archives: April 2017

Seventh Circuit Recognizes Sexual Orientation as Protected Class

Posted on April 10, 2017 by David Barron — No Comments ↓

This week, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit became the first Federal Court of Appeals to hold that discrimination based on sexual orientation is actionable under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. A news article about…

Tagged with: EEOC, human resources, sex discrimination
Posted in Discrimination, Federal Government, Labor & Employment

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