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Senate panel OKs bill banning anti-LGBT workplace discrimination
WASHINGTON — Gay rights advocates won another victory Wednesday after a Senate panel approved a bill that would prohibit employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Supreme Court’s DOMA ruling has private employers tweaking benefits
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on same-sex marriage has private employers around the country scrambling to make sure their employee benefit plans comply with the law.
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Senate committee schedules vote on Employment Non-Discrimination Act
WASHINGTON — The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has scheduled a vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).
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Payroll company Paychex to protect employee gender rights
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has leveraged the influence of the state pension fund to prod a company it invests in to spell out its opposition to discrimination and harassment of employees based on gender identity.
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Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid signs on as 50th co-sponsor of ENDA
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday that he’ll co-sponsor the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, becoming the 50th co-sponsor of the measure aimed at banning workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Grand Forks, N.D. considers ban on anti-LGBT employment discrimination
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — City leaders are considering whether to make Grand Forks the first North Dakota community to ban employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
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New report examines the ‘Broken Bargain’ — hardships, barriers facing LGBT workers
WASHINGTON — A comprehensive report released Tuesday examines the myriad of hardships and barriers facing LGBT workers in the U.S., from being able to be fired, denied equal benefits and be required to pay thousands of dollars more in taxes simply because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Polls: Support grows for workplace protections, marriage equality in Calif.
Support for same-sex marriage has reached a record high in California, while a majority of voters support laws to prohibit anti-gay discrimination, according to various state and national polls released this week.
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Study links LGBT supportive policies to positive business-related outcomes
LOS ANGELES — LGBT-supportive workplace policies are linked to positive business-related outcomes, according to a new study by Williams Institute, a national think tank at UCLA’s School of Law.
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Puerto Rico governor signs two gay rights bills into law
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill that prohibits employment discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation.