U.S. Supreme Court Bars Discrimination Against Gay and Transgender Workers on the Basis of Sex
June 18, 2020 - On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in the case of Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, holding that the landmark federal employment discrimination law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, applies equally and unequivocally to workplace discrimination against gay and transgender workers. The question before the Court in Bostock was whether an employer can fire an employee simply for being homosexual or transgender. The Court held in a 6 to 3 decision that such conduct violates Title VII, because discrimination on the basis of either status requires an employer to intentionally treat individual employees differently based on their sex.
Our alert analyzes this monumental decision, which removes any doubt that federal law protects U.S. workers against discrimination in employment on the basis of such workers' status as gay or transgender.
PDF of the Client Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Bars Discrimination Against Gay and Transgender Workers on the Basis of Sex.
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