With the Supreme Court’s influential decision in June, declaring the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, the tides are moving in favor of federal legislation on gay, lesbian, and transgender workplace rights. On November 7, 2013, the Senate passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (“ENDA”), prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender identity.
ENDA has quite the history in Congress; it has been introduced in every legislative session since 1994, except for one year. Throughout the ...
By Nancy Gunzenhauser, Susan Gross Sholinsky and Jeff Landes
With the Supreme Court’s influential decision in June, declaring the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, the tides are moving in favor of federal legislation on gay, lesbian, and transgender workplace rights. On November 7, 2013, the Senate passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act ("ENDA"), prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender identity.
ENDA has quite the history in Congress; it has been introduced in every legislative session since 1994, except for ...
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