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10 Things to Know About the Employment Non-Discrimination Act Article
Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill. Sen. Harkin has promised to bring the Employment Non-Discrimination Act before the Senate for a vote. (AP/ Tom Harkin)

10 Things to Know About the Employment Non-Discrimination Act

This week a bipartisan group of senators and representatives are introducing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would finally make it illegal in all 50 states to discriminate against LGBT workers.

Winnie Stachelberg, Crosby Burns

The Freedom to Work, the Freedom to Worship Report
Rodney Brown speaks to students during the Project Empowerment workshop  at Department of Employment Services in Washington, D.C. Washington’s program  is one of several transgender-oriented career development classes,  workshops, or job fairs that have popped up around the country. (AP/ Jose Luis Magana)

The Freedom to Work, the Freedom to Worship

Crosby Burns and Jeff Krehely examine the religious exemption of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in more detail and compare it to religious exemptions found in the nation’s major employment nondiscrimination law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Crosby Burns, Jeff Krehely

A State-by-State Examination of Nondiscrimination Laws and Policies Report
The existing state laws and policies provide protections against  discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender  identity, and recourse for such discrimination. But not all states have  these policies. (iStock Photo)

A State-by-State Examination of Nondiscrimination Laws and Policies

Jerome Hunt offers a state-by-state examination of gay and transgender nondiscrimination laws and policies, and argues that the only way to ensure that gay and transgender workers are universally protected from employment discrimination is through the passage of ENDA.

Jerome Hunt

A Watershed Moment for Workplace Equality Article
Laya Monarez writes on the board during the Project Empowerment workshop  at Department of Employment Services in Washington. Washington’s program is one of several transgender-oriented career  development classes, workshops, or job fairs that have popped up around  the country. (AP/ Jose Luis Magana)

A Watershed Moment for Workplace Equality

An Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruling yesterday provides transgender workers comprehensive protections from employment discrimination. That’s good news for both employees and employers, write Jeff Krehely and Crosby Burns.

Jeff Krehely, Crosby Burns

The Costly Business of Discrimination Report
Employers who discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity put themselves at a competitive disadvantage to companies that treat their gay and transgender employees fairly and equally on the job. (iStockphoto)

The Costly Business of Discrimination

Crosby Burns discusses why providing workplace nondiscrimination protections and other benefits to gay and transgender employees can help businesses, not hurt them.

Crosby Burns

Workplace Fairness for Gay and Transgender Workers Article
Marsha Botzer, a board member of the gay advocacy group Pride Foundation, sits with foundation employees Jeffrey Hedgepeth, left, and Sara Elward as she displays a letter they received from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Many companies of all sizes, including Wal-Mart, have incorporated sexual orientation and  gender identity into their employment nondiscrimination policies. (AP/Elaine Thompson)

Workplace Fairness for Gay and Transgender Workers

Crosby Burns and Jeff Krehely demonstrate that the benefits of gay and transgender-inclusive nondiscrimination policies far outweigh the costs.

Crosby Burns, Jeff Krehely

Ensuring Workplace Fairness Is Not Expensive Article
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) erroneously argues that the Employment Nondiscrimination Act “would impose significant regulatory burdens and costs on small businesses.” (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ensuring Workplace Fairness Is Not Expensive

Small businesses report in a CAP poll that implementing gay and transgender nondiscrimination policies is not costly despite conservative claims, write Crosby Burns and Jeff Krehely.

Crosby Burns, Jeff Krehely

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