In Brief Legal systems and institutions are increasingly adapting to better serve nonbinary individuals, but significant challenges remain. Attorneys, employers, courts, and policymakers must ensure that legal processes recognize and respect gender diversity. The article explores practical considerations and best practices for promoting equal treatment and meaningful access to justice for nonbinary individuals. “He” used[…]
In Brief Legal systems and institutions are increasingly adapting to better serve nonbinary individuals, but significant challenges remain. Attorneys, employers, courts, and policymakers must ensure that legal processes recognize and respect gender diversity. The article explores practical considerations and best practices for promoting equal treatment and meaningful access to justice for nonbinary individuals. “He” used […]
For over 60 years, the U.S. Supreme Court has been a battleground for LGBTQ+ rights, shaping constitutional law and impacting the lives of millions of individuals nationwide. In One, Inc. v. Olesen (1958), the Court tackled obscenity laws against gay publications and, in a one-line order, indicated that speech addressing gay subjects and concerns was not inherently[…]
For over 60 years, the U.S. Supreme Court has been a battleground for LGBTQ+ rights, shaping constitutional law and impacting the lives of millions of individuals nationwide. In One, Inc. v. Olesen (1958), the Court tackled obscenity laws against gay publications and, in a one-line order, indicated that speech addressing gay subjects and concerns was not inherently […]
In Brief Recent legislative and regulatory developments have strengthened protections against pay discrimination and increased transparency around compensation practices. New laws addressing salary disclosures, pay equity, and workplace accountability reflect a growing effort to close persistent wage gaps. These reforms provide employees with additional tools to identify and challenge discriminatory compensation practices. In Parts I[…]
In Brief Recent legislative and regulatory developments have strengthened protections against pay discrimination and increased transparency around compensation practices. New laws addressing salary disclosures, pay equity, and workplace accountability reflect a growing effort to close persistent wage gaps. These reforms provide employees with additional tools to identify and challenge discriminatory compensation practices. In Parts I […]
Around the country, Women’s Bills of Rights have emerged as a mechanism to spread anti-transgender policy under the guise of women’s rights. These laws redefine terms like gender, sex, woman, and man to binary definitions that exclude protections and recognition of transgender, nonbinary, and in some contexts, intersex individuals. The focus of these laws is[…]
Around the country, Women’s Bills of Rights have emerged as a mechanism to spread anti-transgender policy under the guise of women’s rights. These laws redefine terms like gender, sex, woman, and man to binary definitions that exclude protections and recognition of transgender, nonbinary, and in some contexts, intersex individuals. The focus of these laws is […]
In Brief Pay discrimination often affects individuals who belong to multiple protected groups, creating disparities that cannot be fully understood through a single lens. The article explores how race, gender, ethnicity, and other characteristics can intersect to produce compounded wage inequities. Addressing intersectional discrimination is increasingly important in equal pay enforcement and workplace equity initiatives.[…]
In Brief Pay discrimination often affects individuals who belong to multiple protected groups, creating disparities that cannot be fully understood through a single lens. The article explores how race, gender, ethnicity, and other characteristics can intersect to produce compounded wage inequities. Addressing intersectional discrimination is increasingly important in equal pay enforcement and workplace equity initiatives. […]
What is “Outing”? “Outing” refers to the act of disclosing someone's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or gender non-binary identity without their consent. For many LGBTQ+ and queer employees in America, keeping their gender identity and sexuality a secret from their employers is a critical survival mechanism. The Harvard Business Review conducted a study that found[…]
What is “Outing”? “Outing” refers to the act of disclosing someone’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or gender non-binary identity without their consent. For many LGBTQ+ and queer employees in America, keeping their gender identity and sexuality a secret from their employers is a critical survival mechanism. The Harvard Business Review conducted a study that found […]
For the second time in just two months, the Chicago-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has issued a ground-breaking ruling that will have an enormous impact on countless gender discrimination cases involving LGBTQ people. In April, the Seventh Circuit overturned itself and broke ranks with its sister by holding that employment discrimination[…]
Last month, President Obama signed an Executive Order barring federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The Order simply adds sexual orientation and gender identity to a list of characteristics—race, color, religion, sex, and national origin—already protected under an Executive Order signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, and[…]