Debate Continues on Whether Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
April 4, 2017
By: J. Steven Massoni
The federal courts continue to wrestle with whether sexual orientation is protected by Title VII – the law that prohibits discrimination based on sex. Although most circuit courts of appeal (including the 10th Circuit that covers Kansas) hold that Title VII does not cover sexual orientation, recent court decisions have brought the debate to the forefront.
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