Discussion with Chai Feldblum on the SCOTUS Bostock Decision

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English - December 02, 2020 12:00 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MB
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Michelle Bercovici, Esq. of the D.C. Bar Labor and Employment Law Community and Chai R. Feldblum, Esq., former commissioner of the EEOC, discuss the Supreme Court's decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, No. 17-1618 (S. Ct. June 15, 2020). Michelle and Chai discuss this decision, holding that firing individuals because of their sexual orientation or transgender status violates Title VII’s prohibition on discrimination because of sex, and the future of Title VII claims of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and transgender status.

Read Chai's Thank You post on Medium HERE.

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