Federal Court Finds LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Covered By 1964 Civil Rights Act

On April 4, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-3 that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects members of the LGBTQ community from workplace discrimination. This alters precedent on the interpretation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which is written:

It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer –