In the Bostock case, the US Supreme Court affirmed that Title VII’s protection against sex discrimination also includes sexual orientation or gender identity (see this article). The Biden administration has issued an Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation, Executive Order No. 13988, which reaffirms the Bostock Supreme Court decision, and extends its protections to all federal laws that prohibit discrimination based on sex, including laws addressing employment, housing, education, immigration and health care. Employers should review existing policies, protocols and training they provide to be sure they comply with these expanded non-discrimination requirements.
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Webcast: Recent Developments in LGBTQ+ Employee Rights
United States Supreme Court Rules That Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Based on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
A Practical Guide to Disability Accommodation in the Nonprofit Workplace
Webcast: Conducting Solid Internal Investigations
Webcast: ADA as it Applies to Nonprofit Employers in Georgia
One purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is to prohibit employment discrimination against people with disabilities. How does the ADA affect you and your organization? Is your nonprofit covered by the ADA? (The ADA applies to “employer” who are a person engaged in an industry affecting commerce who has 15 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year.”) What if you don't have disabled employees? With the recent expansion of the ADA's coverage, disabled individuals now make up one of the largest protected classes of employees in America. In this presentation, we'll discuss the ADA's requirements and how they specifically affect nonprofit employers in Georgia. The following are a few topics we'll cover:
•Interviews & Medical Exams
•"Qualified Individual with a Disability"
•Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation
•Accessibility Requirements
•Reasonable Accommodations
Presenter: Bryan Stillwagon, Sherman Howard