JD Supra

Seventh Circuit Finds Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation Prohibited by the Civil Rights Act

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Seventh Circuit becomes the first appellate court to hold that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is prohibited as sex discrimination under Title VII. The ...
JD Supra

Full Second Circuit to Revisit Its Position On Sexual Orientation as a Protected Class Under Title VII

Executive Summary: While the Seventh Circuit definitively has held that sexual orientation discrimination is discrimination “because of sex” and, therefore, a violation of Title VII of the Civil ...
Inc

Seventh Circuit Court Says Sexual Orientation Is a Protected Class

The Seventh Circuit court issued a landmark ruling that stated that sexual orientation falls under “race, color, religion, sex, or national origin” in Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The ...
HR Dive

7th circuit rules sexual orientation is protected by Title VII

It's been a bizarre journey for Hively, legally speaking, and by all indications, the battle is not yet over. A smaller, three-judge panel of the same 7th Circuit originally ruled in favor of the ...
The National Law Review

Seventh Circuit: Sexual Orientation Not Protected Under Title VII

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Seventh circuit could up-end approach to sexual orientation discrimination

On Nov. 30, 2016, all of the judges of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (covering Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin) reheard a case that could change the way federal courts treat sexual orientation ...