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Apr 20, 2021 · The Equality Act would amend Title VII to codify the U.S. Supreme Court’s holding in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia that barring sex discrimination in the workplace also protects LGBTQ employees from being fired or disciplined based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
- What Is The Equality Act?
- How Does The Equality Act Affect Churches?
- What Do I Need to do?
What the Equality Act sets out to do is to include sexual orientation and gender identity in the list of protected characteristics that already exists under federal law. The bill defines gender identity as such, “The term ‘gender identity’ means the gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics of an indiv...
While the redefinitions posed in this bill may oppose some Christians’ deeply held religious convictions, most of the bill actually has no implications for churches. It is important to note that churches are not a “public accommodation” in the Civil Rights Act due to the separation of church and state. Thus, that part of the bill will not impact ch...
The law always requires interpretation, and it is hard to say definitively what will happen in any given court case. If a church or religious organization is trying to protect itself from the potential effects of the Equality Act, the best action to take is to clearly state how they define sexual orientation, gender identity, and marriage in their ...
Apr 9, 2021 · The so-called Equality Act, HR 5, pushed by President Biden and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, will prevent churches which follow sexual morality as taught by Moses and Jesus Christ from obtaining ...
Church Law & Religious Organization Lawyers Serving Toronto, The GTA, and Ontario. Church Law is the body of law governing ecclesiastical, not-for-profit and charitable issues faced by religious organizations in Canada.
This bill prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system.
The Pay Equity Act came into force on August 31, 2021. It applies to federally regulated public and private sector employers with an average of 10 or more employees. It also applies to parliamentary workplaces through changes made to the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act.
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