There was a time when human resources practitioners and employment attorneys could list the “protected classes”–groups of people protected from discrimination and harassment in the workplace–like ...

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The Sex Discrimination Act is currently in the news following the outcome of a high-profile court case reaffirming transgender rights in Australia. The controversy concerns the meaning of “sex” in the ...

The federal Department of Health and Human Services is proposing to roll back an Obama-era policy intended to protect transgender people from discrimination in health care. Roger Severino, director of ...

In a landmark decision, Michigan’s Supreme Court has ruled that a state law against sex discrimination also protects individuals from discrimination based on their sexual orientation. In an opinion ...

This December, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is poised to take action to combat digital discrimination. Equitable access to broadband is an important objective, and the agency has long ...

Australia's sex discrimination commissioner condemns a proposal to reinstate biological definition of sexes as a "step back" for women.

The Coalition government’s proposed religious discrimination bill has been criticised for the potential problems it poses for women, the LGBTQI+ community, people with disabilities and people from ...

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