Labor and Employment chair Laurent Drogin was quoted in the ENR article, “High Court Takes on LGBTQ Anti-Bias Gaps in US Law.” The article delves into the three consolidated sexual orientation and gender identity workplace bias cases that the U.S. Supreme Court will decide in the new term. These cases will determine banning explicit discrimination against LGBTQ employees in the workplace by adding gender identity and sexual orientation to sex bias already banned under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. This decision may include changing federal law and extending protections nationwide.

Laurent explains, “The failure of Title VII to recognize LGBTQ claims has kept most of the litigation at the state and city level.” He notes, “It is not clear that New Yorkers will obtain more benefits if they can sue under federal law … because remedies under state and local laws are broader.”

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