As spring gives way to summer and states and localities have begun lifting their COVID-19-related stay at home orders, business owners around the country are reopening to a very different environment than the one they last...
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Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which makes it illegal for employers to discriminate because of sex, also covers sexual orientation and transgender status. The...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly altered daily life in the United States. Stay-at-home orders, according to the New York Times, have now been adopted by at least 37 states and the District of Columbia, and...
The number of reported cases of COVID-19 continues to rise. Faced with the spread of the COVID-19, employers must address the impact of COVID-19 in the workplace. The focus should be on workplace safety. However, employers...
The Definition of “Sex” in Employment Law Cases
February 17, 2020
Federal circuits are at odds over who exactly is included in Title VII’s ban against discrimination on the basis of “sex” and the Supreme Court is set to settle the score. Title VII, as you know, makes it “an unlawful...