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Nevada Republican governor signs transgender job discrimination bill
Despite opposition from within his own party, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (R) signed a bill prohibiting job discrimination against transgender people into law on Tuesday. The law makes Nevada the 14th state to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression in the workplace. Hawaii became the 13th…
Democratic lawmaker introduces LGBT-inclusive immigration reform bill
Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) wants to do something about the nearly 6 million people that have been separated from their spouses, minor children, sisters or brothers for years because of an immigration backlog. The congressman announced Thursday that he was introducing the Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 2709) to reform the…
Hawaii Gov. Abercrombie signs gender identity discrimination bill
Hawaii became the 13th U.S. state to ban discrimination on the basis of gender identity after Democratic Governor Neil Abercrombie signed a new employment discrimination bill into law on Tuesday. House Bill 546 prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression in employment and as a matter of…
Indiana University students file complaint over Chick-fil-A discrimination
Students at Indiana University South Bend have filed a formal complaint against the university’s Chancellor, alleging the presence of the fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A violated vendor policy prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. “Students impacted by the continued presence of Chick-fil-A on campus have come forward today…
Walmart’s women workers take case to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a potentially landmark labor case on whether 1.5 million women employed by retail giant Wal-Mart can file a discrimination lawsuit as one unified group. Female workers at the company, which is America’s largest employer, claim that over the years,…
Employees accuse Bayer of sex discrimination
NEW YORK – Six former and current employees of a U.S. unit of Bayer AG filed a class-action lawsuit against the company on Monday, alleging gender discrimination in pay, promotions and the treatment of pregnant women and mothers. The lawsuit, filed against Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals in New Jersey federal court,…
GOP leader John Boehner vows to eliminate ‘net neutrality’
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) vowed Monday to eliminate net neutrality rules recently enacted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), referring to the regulations as a “government takeover of the Internet.” “Right now, freedom and free expression are under attack by a power structure in Washington populated with…
Court to look at huge Wal-Mart sex bias lawsuit
High court to hear Wal-Mart appeal to throw out a massive lawsuit claiming sex discrimination The Supreme Court will consider whether to keep alive the largest job discrimination case in U.S. history, a lawsuit against Wal-Mart that grew from a half-dozen women to a class action that could involve billions…
Republicans vote unanimously against equal pay for women bill
Senate Republicans voted unanimously Wednesday against a bill that would work to ensure fair pay for women, the Paycheck Fairness Act. The vote was 58-41. Despite the Senate having majority support, Democrats couldn’t muster the 60 votes they needed to overcome a Republican filibuster. Several Republicans who voted for another…
Howard Dean: Individual mandate will disappear
The individual mandate requiring people to buy health insurance will disappear before health care reform is fully implemented in 2014, Howard Dean said Friday. The former Democratic Party chairman and vocal champion of health care reform told MSNBC that “by the time this thing goes into effect in 2014, I…
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