Originally posted: Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia.com The Eleventh Circuit Bridges the Gap In December 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled in Glenn v. Brumby that the Fourteenth Amendment of the federal Constitution protects transgender government employees from discrimination on the basis of their transgender identity. Courts have long recognized that the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits discrimination against individuals because of their gender, but only recently have courts begun to acknowledge that the term “gender” encompasses transgender identity. Most gender discrimination cases in the workplace arise under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of [ Read More ]
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Gender, Pregnancy & Sexual Orientation Discrimination Sex & Gender Discrimination: Employers are forbidden from making decisions regarding hiring, promotion, demotion, termination, compensation, job training, or other terms and conditions of employment based on the employee’s sex or gender, including pregnancy. In other words, employers are forbidden from treating employees less favorably because of their sex or gender. Employers are also forbidden from creating a hostile work environment because of an employees sex/gender. Sex-based discrimination is prohibited by federal law (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Pregnancy Discrimination Act; and the Equal Pay Act), state law (the [ Read More ]
