“Just a week ago, an employee in Alabama could get legally married to her same-gender partner but be legally fired the next day for being gay. The LGBTQ community and our allies rejoiced in June 2020 when the Supreme Court ruled that it’s now illegal-in all 50 states-to fire gay, bisexual, or transgender people for simply being who we are and loving who we love.Īccording to the decision, employment discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation “is now sex discrimination prohibited by federal law,” explains Kelly Dermody, an attorney and chair of the Employment Practice Group at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP.
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