In June 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed that LGBTQ+ workers are protected from discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — a landmark decision.
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Retirement plans may allow their participants to access retirement savings to help with a financial hardship, such as unreimbursed medical expenses, incurred by the participant's spouse or federally-defined tax dependents.…
The Corporate Equality Index objectively measures how equitably large, private-sector businesses in the United States treat their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees, consumers and investors. For the 2007-2011…
Transgender employees and employees who have transgender dependents will want to know how their employer's health insurance plans treat transgender people, regardless of their medical needs, and what medical providers…
U.S. Federal Government Employment Policies
In 2011, the federal government, excluding the Postal Service, is the Nation's largest employer with about 2.0 million civilian employees.
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation studied how LGBTQ+ identity surfaces and unfolds in the workplace, how environment can affect the retention and productivity of all employees and how organizations can…
At least 225 cities and counties prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of gender identity in employment ordinances that governed all public and private employers in those jurisdictions.
Americans living with HIV or AIDS may face discrimination based on their health status in many areas of life—including employment. Fortunately, federal and state laws protect against discrimination.
When either starting or maintaining an employee resource group, it is important to consider the support you will need, possible negative reactions, and the goals of the group.
Under the patchwork of state and local employment law that prohibits employment discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation more than three of every five citizens live in jurisdictions…
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