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U.S. Supreme Court: No Separation of Church and Employer

In July, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on two important cases relating to religion and employment.  In both decisions, the Court came down squarely on the side of religious freedom, ruling in favor of employers. In Our Lady of Guadalupe School, two teachers brought employment discrimination claims against their…

Supreme Court Bombshell: Title VII Protects LGBTQ Employees from Workplace Discrimination

On June 15, 2020, in Bostock v. Clayton County, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) protects LGBTQ employees from workplace discrimination and assures LGBTQ employees of equal treatment in all “terms and conditions”…