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Neb. legislative committee advances workplace discrimination bill
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska lawmakers could get a chance this year to debate a bill that would prohibit employers from discriminating based on sexual orientation.
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Conn. city says there was no bias against transgender police officer
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — An investigation by a Connecticut city has found no evidence that a transgender police officer was subject to discrimination or a hostile work environment.
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Biden calls on Congress to pass LGBT inclusive workplace discrimination bill
LOS ANGELES — Vice President Joe Biden called on Congress Saturday to pass a measure to outlaw workplace discrimination against gays, saying it’s outrageous that the country is even debating the subject.
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear cases relating to employers’ religious beliefs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases next week that test the degree to which employers may use their personal religious beliefs to deny certain health coverage for employees. Neither case involves any LGBT-related health coverage; but the decisions in both may affect whether employers will be able to cite religious beliefs to deny such services as alternative insemination and gender reassignment.
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Mo. House committee hears testimony on LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Missouri House Committee on Thursday heard testimony on the proposed Missouri Non-discrimination Act (MONA). The bill, HB 1930, would sexual orientation and gender identity to Missouri’s Human Rights Statute, which currenlty prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of race, biological sex and familial status.
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W.Va. Senate to consider workplace non-discrimination bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate would make it unlawful for employers and landlords to discriminate against individuals based on their sexual orientation.
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Utah state Senator says LGBT anti-discrimination bill should be heard
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s legal fight over same-sex marriage has nothing to do with a proposed statewide anti-discrimination ban, a state senator said Friday.
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Advocates seething over Obama’s inaction on LGBT workplace protections
WASHINGTON — For some White House allies, the long list of executive actions President Barack Obama announced in his State of the Union address was marred by a few glaring omissions. Gay rights advocates are seething over Obama’s refusal to grant employment discrimination protections to gays and lesbians working for federal contractors, safeguards they have […]
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Report: Progress toward LGBT equality surprisingly ‘mixed’
An independent think tank that studies the progress of the movement on equal rights for LGBT people released its latest report Tuesday, and the assessment is surprisingly “mixed.”
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Mo. governor Jay Nixon calls for workplace protections for gay workers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon called on the state’s Republican-led Legislature to pass legislation to prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation.