Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Employment Discrimination

This Chapter will address the current protections that are available to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (“LGBT”) individuals who allege they have been victims of employment discrimination. The Chapter's primary focus will be on federal statutory law, particularly Title VII of the Civil R...

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Main Author: Green, Matthew William (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] CALI's eLangdell® Press 2017.
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Table of Contents:
  • I. Introduction
  • II. A Federal Statute Protecting LGBT Employees
  • III. Title VII and Sexual Orientation
  • A. Early Judicial Perspectives
  • B. The Evolving Meaning of "Discrimination Because of Sex"
  • C. Stereotyping and Sexual Orientation
  • D. Sexual Orientation Discrimination Is Sex Discrimination
  • IV. Gender Identity and Expression
  • A. Gender Identity and Expression and Sex Stereotyping
  • B. An alternative route to protecting transgender employees