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Senate Votes on ENDA

Washington, D.C. — On Nov. 7, the U.S. Senate voted 64-32 to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

The bill offers protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the workplace. It would prohibit public and private employers, employment agencies and labor unions from using sexual orientation or gender identity as the basis for decisions about employment, promotion or compensation.

Those protections already exist on a federal level based on race, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. Sexual orientation is protected in 21 states and District of Columbia, but only 17 of those states have similar protections for transgender people.

Supreme Court Votes to Protect LGBTQ+ Workers

July 10, 2020

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CBP Seize Fake Hermès Belts in LA: RL NEWS Briefs of the Week July 27, 2015

CBP Seize Fake Hermès Belts in LA LOS ANGELES — On June 18, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and import specialists, assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport complex, seized 3,960 high-fashion belts bearing counterfeit Hermès listed trademark. If genuine, the seized belts had an estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail…

July 27, 2015

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Federal Appeals Court Upholds SB 1172

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Aug. 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upheld California Senate Bill 1172, which prohibits efforts designed to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender expression. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill into law this past year. Efforts to change sexual orientation…

September 3, 2013

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