Labor/Employment,
Civil Rights,
California Supreme Court
Aug. 24, 2020
Employer takeaways from the Supreme Court's Bostock decision on LGBTQ+ rights
Both the reasoning and outcome of the ruling provide important guidance for how employers can and should think about LGBTQ+ issues in the workplace.
Kathryn G. Mantoan
Of Counsel
Orrick, Herrington & Sucliffe LLP
Email: kmantoan@orrick.com
Kathryn works across the firm's San Francisco and Portland offices. She focuses her practice on high-stakes employment litigation, compliance counseling, and litigation avoidance measures. Her practice has a particular emphasis on complex class actions and developing areas of law including pay equity.
Daniel A. Rubens
Partner
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Email: drubens@orrick.com
Daniel is a partner in the firm's Supreme Court and Appellate Group in New York.
Matthew D. LaBrie
Managing Associate
Orrick, Herrington & Sucliffe LLP
Email: mlabrie@orrick.com
Matthew is a managing associate in the firm's Complex Litigation and Cybersecurity Group in Boston.
On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bostock v. Clayton County, 2020 DJDAR 5681, by a 6-3 margin that few had anticipated, that gay, lesbian and transgender employees are protected under Title VII's prohibition on workplace discrimination "because of sex." Both the reasoning and outcome of the ruling -- authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's first Supreme...
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