12 Jan Is Sexual Orientation Discrimination Really Sex Discrimination? The EEOC Wants Courts To Think So
EEOC | Doug OldhamAlthough sexual orientation is not specifically listed as a protected class under Title VII, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is fighting to expand the law through judicial interpretation to protect sexual orientation. The EEOC’s latest efforts came in an amicus brief filed in Burrows v. College of Central Florida, an Eleventh Circuit case in which the plaintiff claims she lost her job because she is a lesbian. The EEOC makes the following arguments in its attempt to persuade the court that sexual…