The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a suit accusing Indiana’s Lake County of violating the Age Discrimination in Employment Act by firing workers over the age of 65 whose insurance premiums threatened to destroy its budget. The court determined the age of the workers was incidental to their […]
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Businesses Cannot Discriminate Against Transgender Employees
Transgender bathroom rights have been in the spotlight this year. The nation’s schools have been grappling with the issue of which locker rooms should transgender students be allowed to use. Businesses have also been drawn into the issue as they try to avoid gender discrimination in the workplace. Target stores recently made a public […]