Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination in Employment: A Legal Analysis of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)

Jody Feder ; Brougher, Cynthia

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Sexual orientation;    Sex change;    Discrimination;    Civil rights;    Minorities;   

RP-ID  :  R40934
RP-ID  :  R40934_2012Jun08

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses issues surrounding theproposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would prohibit discrimination based on an individual's actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity by public and private employers in hiring, discharge, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment. The stated purpose of the legislation is "to address the history and widespread pattern of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity by private sector employers and local, State, and FederalGovernment employers," as well as to provide effective remedies for such discrimination. Patterned on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the act would be enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).