In a groundbreaking en banc decision, the Second Circuit became the second appellate court to hold that Title VII recognizes sexual orientation discrimination claims as impermissible sex discrimination per se. Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc. also expressly overturned...
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Expansions in LGBTQ Employees’ Rights and Benefits
Major shifts in gender equality jurisprudence in recent years have led to expanded rights and benefits for LGBTQ employees. The Section devoted two panels at the Section Conference to the rapidly developing areas of anti-discrimination law, employee benefits, and...
Outten Golden LLP honours Former Partner Carmelyn Malalis in Her New Role as NYC Human Rights Commissioner
On a stormy summer evening, attorneys, former clients and members of the LGBTQ community joined Outten & Golden to celebrate Pride Month and honour former O&G partner Carmelyn P. Malalis in her new role as Chair of the New York City Commission on Human Rights....
EEOC to Investigate Denial of Gender-Appropriate Restrooms in Private Sector as Sex Discrimination under Title VII Post-Lusardi
EEOC to Investigate Denial of Gender-Appropriate Restrooms in Private Sector as Sex Discrimination under Title VII Post-Lusardi After issuing a groundbreaking ruling that denying transgender individuals' access to bathrooms consistent with their identified genders is...
Employee rights firm Outten Golden awards non-profit “Adhikaar” for assisting immigrant workers
Outten & Golden LLP is pleased to announce that Adhikaar will be the 2015 recipient of the annual O&G Public Interest Award, on May 20, 2015. The Award comes with a $10,000 grant to support this unique organization's work in assisting the growing community of...
EEOC Affirms Right to Gender-Appropriate Bathrooms and pronouns for Transgender Employees
On April 1st, the EEOC issued a groundbreaking ruling that found that the Army discriminated against a transgender civilian employee by denying her access to the women's restroom and created a hostile work environment by allowing a supervisor to intentionally misuse...
Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc.: The Supreme Court’s Opportunity to Enforce Existing Anti-Pregnancy Discrimination Laws
Should a pregnant employee be treated the same as a non-pregnant employee with a similar work limitation? The Supreme Court will hear argument on that simple yet hotly contested question on December 3, 2014 in Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc., on appeal from the...
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