The Bostock Decision & The Future of LGBTQ Workplace Rights with Ezra Cukor
Release Date: 01/25/2021
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info_outlineThe most recent significant win for the LGBTQ community is the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on Bostock v. Clayton County.
It is undeniable that this decision will have a ripple effect on LGBTQ rights, not just in employment, but in many other areas as well.
Join us in this episode as we explore the Bostock case with Atty. Ezra Cukor, and its impact on the future of LGBTQ rights within the workplace.
Ezra Cukor is a Civil Rights Attorney and co-author with Shirley Lin of "LGBTQIA+ Discrimination" published in Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation (2020).
In this episode, you will learn:
05:49 - The impact of the Supreme Court’s decision on bisexual people
09:05 - What is textualism, and what is its impact on LGBTQ rights
11:08 - Bostock decision applied in different scenarios
14:32 - What is intersectionality, and its critical role in LGBTQ employment matters
19:50 - LGBTQ fight for equality particularly in the workplace
24:51 - Common patterns of workplace discrimination on the basis of sex
28:31 - How the LGBTQ community can tackle sex discrimination issues in the workplace
Resources Mentioned:
- Lin, Shirley and Cukor, Ezra, 'LGBTQIA + Discrimination' (August 24, 2020). Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation, 2020, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3679970
- Bostock v. Clayton County - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bostock_v._Clayton_County
- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - https://www.rwjf.org/
- Title seven of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - https://www.eeoc.gov/statutes/title-vii-civil-rights-act-1964
- The Pricewaterhouse decision - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_Waterhouse_v._Hopkins
- American Civil Liberties Union - https://www.aclu.org/
- Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund - https://transgenderlegal.org/our-work/trans-health-project/
Connect with Atty. Ezra Cukor:
- Twitter: @ezzquire
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezracukor/
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