"For some, the issues range from changing pronouns when talking about their partner to being denied a promotion to being fired because they're gay. Federal law doesn't protect against sexual-orientation discrimination. Thirteen states, the District of Columbia and 119 municipal governments, including Chicago, have passed their own laws. But in most places, an employer can fire, harass or deny a promotion to an employee based on sexual orientation, and the employee has no legal recourse."
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"Employment Discrimination laws seek to prevent discrimination based on race, sex, religion, national origin, physical disability, and age by employers. There is also a growing body of law preventing or occasionally justifying employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. Discriminatory practices include bias in hiring, promotion, job assignment, termination, compensation, and various types of harassment."
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"Employment Law Guide for both non-lawyers and lawyers alike, maintained by the Law Offices Of David H. Greenberg. The web site has sections on nearly every area of employment law, including job discrimination, sexual harassment, age, race, gender, pregnancy, glass ceiling, and disability discrimination, manager wage & overtime claims, breach of contract, non-compete clauses, wrongful termination, whistle blowing, and much more."
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Read: discriminationattorney.com
As part of its mandate, is a source of informaiton regarding discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or in the administration of justice.
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