Showdown Over LGBTQ Employment Rights Hits Supreme Court

10/8/19
 
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from NPR,
10/8/19:

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a long-awaited set of cases testing whether the federal law that bars sex discrimination in employment applies to LGBTQ employees.

Specifically, the question is whether employers are free to fire employees because they are gay or transgender.

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