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Wed Oct 24, 2018, 11:53 PM Oct 2018

Justice Department says businesses can discriminate against transgender employees

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it is lawful to discriminate against transgender employees based on their gender identity, according to Bloomberg Law.

In a brief to the Supreme Court, the DOJ wrote that federal civil rights law banning sex discrimination in the workplace does not extend to transgender people.

The filing comes as the Supreme Court weighs whether to take on a case in which a lower court ruled the 1964 Civil Rights Act can be interpreted to protect transgender workers against bias and discrimination.

"This administration is not a friend of the LGBT community,” Greg Nevins, an attorney for Lambda Legal, told Bloomberg Law.

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/413062-justice-department-says-businesses-can-discriminate-against-trans

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This administration and the Christian right can go to hell. Initech Oct 2018 #1

Initech

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1. This administration and the Christian right can go to hell.
Thu Oct 25, 2018, 04:06 PM
Oct 2018

I'm sure Jesus would give his whole hearted endorsement of the job they're doing.

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