There was a time when human resources practitioners and employment attorneys could list the “protected classes”–groups of people protected from discrimination and harassment in the workplace–like ...

In 2020, the nation’s high court decided that the definition of sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which pertains to employment law, includes sexual orientation and ...

The Trump administration is preparing an escalation in its unrelenting assault on the rights of LGBTQ Americans. According to a New York Times report, the Department of Health and Human Services is ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 5 made it easier for workers to file so-called "reverse discrimination" lawsuits after siding with Ohio worker Marlean Ames who claimed she didn't get a job and was ...

The Disability Discrimination Act remains one of Australia’s most important human rights laws, but for it to protect people ...

In a landmark decision, Michigan’s Supreme Court has ruled that a state law against sex discrimination also protects individuals from discrimination based on their sexual orientation. In an opinion ...

The Missouri Supreme Court, whose building is pictured here, ruled in a case brought by a gay man who alleged he was subjected to sex discrimination by his employer because he didn't exhibit ...

The House voted to expand the legal definition of antisemitism used to enforce anti-discrimination laws at a time when anti-Israel protests are raging at college campuses across the country. The bill ...

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