Tampa and Salt Lake City became the latest cities to join over 100 others offering employment protections to gay and transgender employees. This is a growing trend reflected on the state level as well.
A state appeals court recently overturned a New York City law requiring city contractors and vendors to extend employee benefits to domestic partners ( Council of the City of New York v. Bloomberg, N.Y. App. Div. No. 5995 3/15/05). The New York City Council passed the law (Local Law 27) in July 2004 citing states [...]
New York Governor George Pataki (R), signed a bill that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment, housing, public accommodations, education and credit. The bill defines “sexual orientation” as “heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, or asexuality, whether actual or perceived.” The Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act covers public and private sector employees, since state employees have [...]