On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in a 6–3 decision that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is also discrimination “because of sex” as prohibited by Title VII. Prior to this decision, 29 states provided no employment protections to the LGBTQ+ community within their state laws. Unfortunately, it is likely only a matter of time before Bostock’s judicial interpretation of the Civil Rights Act is used as a sword against members of the LGBTQ+ community in cases pitting heterosexual/cisgender plaintiffs against LGBTQ+ people. This session will provide LGBTQ+ legal practitioners wth the facts and data necessary to educate, train, and forewarn their clients, family and friends about the unique exposure being your “true and authentic self” can create when it runs afoul with state/federal sexual harassment laws.
Unintended Consequences: Bostock’s Likely Impact on Sexual Harassment Claims Against Members of the LGBTQ+ Community
Location: Floor 3, Los Feliz
Speakers: Zaylore Stout (Moderator) (Zaylore Stout & Associates LLC); Laura Maechtlen (Seyfarth Shaw); Vice Chair Jocelyn Samuels (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)); Denise M. Visconti (Littler Mendelson)