Showdown Over LGBTQ Employment Rights Hits Supreme Court
Posted on AllSides October 8th, 2019
From The Left
At the U.S. Supreme Court, the long-awaited showdown over the rights of LGBTQ employees is center stage. On Tuesday, the justices hear a set of cases testing whether the federal law that bars sex discrimination in employment applies to LGBTQ employees.
Specifically, the question is whether employers are free to fire employees because they are gay or transgender.