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Topic | Supreme Court is FIERCELY DIVIDED whether EMPLOYERS can FIRE GAY PEOPLE!!! |
Full Throttle 10/08/19 11:08:56 PM #1: | Do you think employers should be allowed to fire people for being Gay? - Results (13 votes)
Yes
23.08% (3 votes)
3
No
76.92% (10 votes)
10
2 of the highly anticipated causes brought by people who were fired for their sexual orientation or transgender status took centre stage in the nation's highest court where 4 liberal justices are to side with the workers as it's now up to one conservative justice to side with them But that may prove difficult as one conservative justice, Neil Gorsuch wondered if the court should take heed of "massive social upheavel" that could follow a ruling in favour of the LGBT community The law at issue is a key provision of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 known as Title VII which bars job discrimination based on sex, among other reasons In recent years, lower courts have read that language to include discrimination against LGBT people and the court is tasked if the definition of "sex" under Title VII This also touched on sex specific bathrooms, locker rooms and dress codes and even a reference to androgynous character known simply a Pat on SNL in the early 1990s Justice Gorsuch, President Trump's apointee said there are strong arguments favouring LGBT workers but suggested maybe CONGRESS, not the courts to change the law because of the upheavel that could ensue John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh did not indicate their views although Roberts questioned how employers with religious objections to hiring LGBT peple might be offected if they vote in favour of this law The first 2 cases involve skydiving instructor,Donald Zarda and country government worker in Georgia, Gerald Bostock who were fired for being Gay where Bostock lost his job for Clayton County after he played in a gay recreational softball league and lost his case in federal district court. Zarda was fired after telling a woman he was preparing to take on a dive that he was gay and was and also lost his lawsuit The second cases involves transgender people and the bathroom issue where a trans woman lost her job when the employer found out The Trump administration and lawyers for the employers hit hard on the changes that might be required if the courts rule in favour of LGBT people as the conservative justices think lawmakers, not un-elected judges should make this issue. Justice Samuel Alito seemed to agree that Congress in 1964 did not envision sex orientation or gender identity and Justice Clarence Thomas had nothing to say The cases are the first on LGBT rights since Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement and replacement of Kavanaugh that pushes the courts further to the right on conservative issues as a decision is expected next summer at the height of the presidental campaign season The Trump administration have changed course from the Obama administration and now supports employers rights to fire LGBT people where Obama said civil rights include them Congress could easily settle the matter by amending Title 7 to include LGBT people but it would not pass the Senate Do you think people have a right to fire people for being LGBT?. LGBT Employees Fired - Protest - Boogeymen - --- call me mrduckbear, sweater monkeys. A GFAQS User Steps On A Bug, I'll Stop Posting for 48 HOURS. THIS ACCOUNT ONLY!! I'm an Asian Liberal. RESIST The Alt-Right ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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