?Despite widespread corporate nondiscrimination measures and legislative progress in various places, severe criminal penalties and other dangers threaten LGBTQ+ employees in many countries—posing challenges for employers and workers alike. Human Dignity Trust,... Read more »
?New SHRM research reveals that most LGBTQ+ workers perceive inclusivity and fairness at work, but findings also suggest that their companies still have a long way to go to fully embrace diversity,... Read more »
?2022 was a tough year for Ben Greene. The public speaker and LGBT advocate dealt with many arduous challenges that created tension in his personal and professional life. Greene, who is transgender,... Read more »
?Editor’s Note: The U.S. Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act on Nov. 29. Same-sex couples can continue enjoying company benefits just as opposite-sex couples do now that the Respect for Marriage... Read more »
?A plaintiff who prevailed before the U.S. Supreme Court in a 2020 LGBTQ rights decision has settled his claim for $825,000. The Supreme Court ruled in its decision that Title VII of... Read more »
?Grocery chain Kroger recently settled a religious discrimination lawsuit in which two former employees alleged that the company fired them for refusing to wear an apron with a logo they believed resembled... Read more »
?Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, companies in states that now prohibit abortion have contemplated whether to provide travel support for employees to receive abortion services in states that... Read more »
?A proposed regulation by the Biden administration would once again protect transgender and other LGBTQ workers seeking health care services from discrimination. The proposed new rule would reverse a Trump-era regulation by... Read more »
?On Aug. 4, the White House declared monkeypox a public health emergency. The declaration follows the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) announcement in July that monkeypox is a public health emergency of international... Read more »
?An Applebee’s franchisee in Plant City, Fla., subjected a Black, gay worker to racial and homophobic epithets and then forced him to quit, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal... Read more »
