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Can you fire women for getting pregnant? How about firing women for having premarital sex? These questions are at the heart of an interesting new lawsuit, brought by a pregnant woman against her evangelical employer. Continue Reading »

In a watershed decision, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 it is illegal for employers to discriminate against their workers based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Up until today, that was entirely legal. No longer. Continue Reading »

For the first time in history, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case about the employment rights of transgender individuals. The case involves a transgender woman who was fired from her job after announcing her transition and refusing to wear male clothes to work. With two new appointees by President Trump, how will the new court rule? Continue Reading »