Title VII

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Ayana Byrd  Oct 8, 2019 12:29PM EDT

Supreme Court To Decide If Employers Can Discriminate Against LGBTQ+ Community

SCOTUS to consider three cases that cite the protections afforded by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Kenrya Rankin  Oct 6, 2017 9:45AM EDT

Jeff Sessions Says Civil Rights Act Doesn't Protect Trans Workers From Discrimination

National Center for Transgender Equality: “We’ll see him in court.”
Black man holds sign that reads: "We demand living wage fares, no pool fare, protection from exploitation, union representation."
Kate Aronoff  Jul 5, 2017 9:57AM EDT

How the On-Demand Economy Enables the Cycle of Racial Labor Discrimination

We talked to the National Employment Law Project’s Nayantara Mehta about how apps like Uber exploit workers and dress up old models of discrimination in shiny new clothes.
Kenrya Rankin  Oct 31, 2016 10:58AM EDT

Report: Facebook Makes it Easy for Advertisers to Discriminate

Nonprofit journalism site ProPublica reveals that the social media site lets advertisers exclude users by “ethnic affinity.”
Words by Ayana Byrd. Illustrations by Tatiana Lam  Jun 6, 2016 3:37PM EDT

8 Ways to Fight Anti-Trans Bias on the Job

Although transgender people are now covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, trans workers of color continue to suffer a combination of gender- and race-based discrimination. Here, eight things you can do if it happens to you.  
Sarah Jaffe  Jun 6, 2016 12:00PM EDT

Special Report: How to Get Away With Harassing, Firing or Never Even Hiring a Trans Worker of Color

A landmark federal lawsuit effectively outlawed work discrimination against transgender people four years ago. So why are trans employees of color still catching so much hell?