Supreme Court to Consider Whether LGBT Bias Is ‘Sex’ Bias (2)

The U.S. Supreme Court will settle whether federal civil rights protections should extend to LGBT workers, a divisive question that created clashes among government agencies, appeals courts, and advocacy groups in recent years. The outcome could have far-reaching effects on civil rights and workplace discrimination law.

The court announced on April 22 it would take up a trio of cases that will test the scope of sex discrimination protections under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Two cases surround whether gay, lesbian, or bisexual workers should be protected: Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda, U.S., No. 17-1623, review granted 1/18/19