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Arlene’s Flowers v. Washington Case Seeking Religious Exemptions from LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Laws Type: Religious Exemption Cases: Public Accommodations
Sharonell Fulton et al. v. City of Philadelphia Case Concerning Discrimination in Adoption and Foster Care Type: Religious Exemption Cases: Child Welfare Issues

Litigation Tracker: Employment Discrimination

Take a look at all the employment-focused litigation related to LGBTQ non-discrimination that Freedom for All Americans is tracking. For every LGBTQ-related case, visit Equality Case Files.

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Employment Discrimination

Fletcher v. State of Alaska

Case Concerning Employment Discrimination Based on Gender Identity Under Title VII

Key Date: February 19, 2020 • Oral Argument before Alaska District Court
Status: Awaiting Ruling from Alaska District Court
Legal Team: Lambda Legal
Type: Employment Discrimination

Fletcher v. State of Alaska is a case brought by Lambda Legal on behalf of a transgender state employee suing the state of Alaska under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because she was denied transition-related surgical treatment by her employee health care plan.

Wittmer v. Phillips 66

Case Concerning Employment Discrimination Based on Gender Identity Under Title VII

Key Date: February 6, 2019 • Ruling Issued Against Plaintiff by 5th Circuit
Status: Awaiting Further Action
Legal Team: Private Counsel
Type: Employment Discrimination

The case centers on Nicole Wittmer, who was offered employment with Phillips 66 after a job interview, but her job offer of employment was rescinded after her transgender status was disclosed.

Harold Lampley and Rene Frost v. Missouri Commission on Human Rights

Case Concerning Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Under State Law

Key Date: February 26, 2019 • Decision Issued by MO Supreme Court
Status: Ruling In Favor of Plaintiffs from Missouri Supreme Court
Legal Team: Private Counsel
Type: Employment Discrimination

This case concerns two employees of the Missouri Department of Social Services claiming employment discrimination under Missouri's current human rights laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Gerald Lynn Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia

Case Concerning Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Under Title VII

Key Date: June 15, 2020 • Supreme Court Rules 6-3 In Favor fo Plaintiff
Status: U.S. Supreme Court Has Ruled
Legal Team: Buckley Beal, LLP
Type: Employment Discrimination

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 in favor of Gerald Bostock and in two other LGBTQ workplace discrimination cases (Altitude Express v. Zarda, R.G. & G.R. Funeral Homes v. EEOC), definitively stating that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Horton v. Midwest Geriatric Management, LLC.

Case Concerning Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Under Title VII

Key Date: April 25, 2019 • Case Put On Hold Pending SCOTUS Resolution in Title VII Cases
Status: Pending before 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
Legal Team: Private Counsel & Lambda Legal
Type: Employment Discrimination

After Mark applied for, interviewed, was offered, and accepted a job at Midwest Geriatric, LLC, the job offer was rescinded, following his disclosure to management that he was married to a man.

Schawe-Lane v. Amazon

Case Concerning Employment Discrimination Based on Gender Identity Under Title VII

Key Date: April 11, 2018 • Parties Stipulate to Dismissal of Claims
Status: Filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Legal Team: Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund
Type: Employment Discrimination

Transgender Defense and Education Legal Fund (TLDEF) has filed a lawsuit in the 6th District Court regarding employment discrimination by Amazon against Allegra Schawe-Lane, a transgender woman, and her husband, Dane Lane.

R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC

Case Concerning Employment Discrimination Based on Gender Identity Under Title VII

Key Date: June 15, 2020 • Supreme Court Rules 6-3 In Favor of Defendant
Status: U.S. Supreme Court Has Ruled
Legal Team: EEOC & ACLU
Type: Employment Discrimination

The U.S. Supreme Court rules 6-3 in favor of EEOC and Aimee Stephens and in two other LGBTQ workplace discrimination cases (Altitude Express v. Zarda, Bostock v. Clayton County), definitively stating that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital

Case Concerning Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Under Title VII

Key Date: December 11, 2017 • Supreme Court Denies Review in Case
Status: Petition for Certiorari Denied by U.S. Supreme Court Conference
Legal Team: Lambda Legal
Type: Employment Discrimination

The case dates back to April 2015, when Jameka Evans claimed that her former employer, Georgia Regional Hospital, violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by discriminating against her because of her sexual orientation and gender non-conformity.

Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda

Case Concerning Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Under Title VII

Key Date: June 15, 2020 • Supreme Court Rules 6-3 in Favor of Defendant
Status: Supreme Court Has Ruled
Legal Team: ACLU & Gregory Antollino
Type: Employment Discrimination

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in this case (alongside two other LGBTQ workplace discrimination cases), stating that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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