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U.S. Supreme Court Refuse to Hear Gay Worker Protections Appeal

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON, D.C — In a shock to many gay activists, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday Dec. 11, refused to hear the appeal of Jameka Evans, the Georgia security guard who said she was harassed and forced from her employment simply because she is a lesbian. By doing this action, [...]

Apple, Google, Microsoft and More Urge Supreme Court to Here Gay Rights Case

By JRL Charts|2017-10-12T10:34:25-07:00October 12th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Airbnb, American Airlines, Apple, Atlanta, BASF, civil rights act 1964, Deutsche Bank, Facebook, Google, Levi Strauss, LGBT discrimination, LGBT workplace protections, MasterCard, Microsoft, Salesforce, sex discrimination, tech companies defend LGBT rights, Title VII, Uber|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON, DC - Apple, Google and Microsoft are just a few of the major technology companies that are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case of alleged employment discrimination simply on the basis of sexual orientation. According to the Amicus brief which is a submission by parties not [...]