Even federal workers in Florida may face discrimination on the job, according to a number of complaints filed by LGBT workers at the Department of Justice. Responding to concerns raised by DOJ Pride, an organization representing LGBT employees, federal Attorney...
In January, a bill was introduced in Florida that would protect LGBT employees from workplace discrimination. However, the bipartisan proposal is getting serious push-back from gay rights group Equality Florida because it fails to include protections for housing and...
Whether a member of the LGBTQ community can be discriminated against or not depends largely on where that person lives. There is no federal law to protect those in Florida against discrimination based on sexual preference. However, it may be possible to use Title VII...
Florida residents may be interested in news from the U.S. House of Representatives about LGBTQ rights. The House passed a set of rules during the first meeting of the 116th Congress on Jan. 3, including a rule that bans discrimination against LGBTQ job seekers and...
Many LGBT workers in Florida may be concerned about their protections on the job, as the upcoming year's Supreme Court docket could include troubling cases. There are a number of petitions against protections for LGBT rights seeking a hearing before the court,...
Many states have laws that protect LGBT employees from workplace discrimination. Unfortunately, Florida has no such statewide protection. This means it is legal to fire someone because of her or his sexual orientation or gender identity in Florida. However, there are...
Employers in Florida are required to provide their workers with safe working environments, and they're prohibited from discriminating against prospective or current employees on the basis of certain protected characteristics. They are also required to protect workers...
In March 2018, the 6th Circuit ruled in favor of a transgender woman who was beginning the process of becoming a female. The woman claimed that she was fired from the funeral home that she worked at because of her gender identity. According to the court, an employer's...
Despite the fact that lots of Florida companies proclaim their LGBT-friendly credentials, many LGBT workers choose to stay closeted on the job. While there are a number of reasons for this phenomenon, one of the most common and well-founded is the fear of...
Supporters of rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer and transgender people in Florida got good news from two recent cases concerning workplace discrimination. Both rulings disallowed discrimination against transgender or gay people at their jobs on the basis of...
