By Laura Maechtlen and Sam Schwartz-Fenwick

In a landmark ruling on July 15, 2015 in _____ v. Foxx, EEOC Appeal No. 2012-24738–FAA-03 (July 15, 2015), the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC’) held for the first time that Title VII extends to claims of employment discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Specifically, the EEOC held that sexual orientation discrimination is per…
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