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Tweet[IWS] CRS: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination in Employment: A Legal Analysis of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) [15 July 2013]
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Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination in Employment: A Legal Analysis of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)
Jody Feder, Legislative Attorney
Cynthia Brougher, Legislative Attorney
July 15, 2013
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40934.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]
Summary
Introduced in various incarnations in every congressional session since the 103rd Congress, the
proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA; H.R. 1755/S. 815) would prohibit
discrimination based on an individual’s actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity
by public and private employers in hiring, discharge, compensation, and other terms and
conditions of employment. The stated purpose of the legislation is “to address the history and
persistent, widespread pattern of discrimination, including unconstitutional discrimination, on the
basis of sexual orientation and gender identity by private sector employers and local, State, and
Federal Government employers,” as well as to provide effective remedies for such discrimination.
Patterned on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the act would be enforced by the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1
Coverage .......................................................................................................................................... 1
Prohibited Acts ................................................................................................................................. 2
Sexual Orientation ..................................................................................................................... 3
Gender Identity .......................................................................................................................... 5
Exceptions for the Armed Forces and Religious Organizations ...................................................... 6
Enforcement and Remedies ............................................................................................................. 9
Contacts
Author Contact Information........................................................................................................... 12
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