Robin Bresky and Randall Burks, The Law Offices of Robin Bresky, Boca Raton. (Photo: Courtesy Photo)
Last November we reported on three related cases that were pending in the U.S. Supreme Court, in which the court would decide whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and transgender status. Specifically, the question was whether discrimination “because of sex” under Title VII encompasses those characteristics.
On June 15, the court answered that question as to all three cases in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, holding that an employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII.
