Hitting the ground running, Michigan’s new governor, Gretchen Whitmer, has imposed new requirements in the employment arena—but only for executive branch state employees and some contractors and grant and loan recipients....more
1/21/2019
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Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
Public Employers ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
State Contractors ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On December 27, 2018, as one of his last acts in office, term-limited Michigan governor Rick Snyder signed an executive directive which will extend sexual orientation discrimination protection to a number of private...more
1/8/2019
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Exemptions ,
Governor Snyder ,
Nonprofits ,
Protected Class ,
Public Employees ,
Public Employers ,
Public Entities ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
State Procurement Contracts
Does discrimination based on gender identity fall within Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964’s protection against discrimination “because of sex”? Adopting the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC)...more
3/27/2018
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Identity ,
Protected Class ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender