Court Ruling on LGBTQ Workers
Posted on AllSides June 16th, 2020
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
- In a six to three decision, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects gay and transgender people from employment discrimination.
- Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion arguing "An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender defies the law."
- On Friday, President Trump reversed Obama-era protections that prohibited discrimination in the health care industry ...