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These people....reuters.com
SNIP. Reuters.com
MON JAN 8, 2018 / 2:29 PM EST
Hetero employees can’t claim reverse discrimination when federal law doesn’t shield gays, lesbians - judge headline
As advocates for LGBTQ employees push to reverse appellate rulings that they’re not protected against workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, a Louisiana federal judge held last week that a heterosexual employee who was fired after she posted an anti-LGBTQ comment on Facebook cannot claim reverse discrimination or retaliation at the hands of her LGBTQ boss. The scope of protection under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, it would seem, cuts two ways. End
Longer article @website, worth a look
