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First Name. The U. Inthe city of New Orleans extended health insurance benefits to same-sex partners of city employees, the first and only city in the state to do so. Scottwriting that the Constitution rather than his order authorizes all Florida clerks to issue licenses to same-sex couples and that while clerks are free to interpret his ruling differently they should anticipate lawsuits if they fail to issue such licenses.
On 22 March the Bill passed the second and third reading stages in the House of Representatives without divisions. As such, Labor will not be supporting any of the substantive amendments as yet put forward by senators.
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On June 15,the Supreme Court on the United States ruled that the protections provided by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of are also extended to LGBT individuals, thereby making it illegal for workplaces with 15 or more employees to discriminate on the basis of sexuality or gender identity.
Retrieved January 21, Inthe Byrd Jr. Texas that sodomy laws against consenting adults was unconstitutional.
Law and Higher Education. And the answer is no. In the United States, there is no federal law against such discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, but at least twenty-two states and many major cities have enacted laws prohibiting it.
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