By Sam Schwartz-Fenwick and Kylie Byron

Seyfarth Synopsis: The passage of “Bathroom” or “Religious Freedom” bills raises issues for employers operating in impacted states. Employers in these states may wish to consider taking proactive and affirmative steps in the wake of these laws.

The belief of many pundits that the issue of LGBT rights was settled following the Supreme Court’s
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By Sam Schwartz Fenwick

In the months since the EEOC’s landmark ruling in Baldwin v Foxx (which we blogged about here), the looming question has been: Would federal courts adopt the Commission’s position that claims of sexual orientation discrimination were cognizable under Title VII? While there is not yet a definitive answer to that question, a recent decision from
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