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Supreme Court taking up LGBTQ employee rights: What you need to know
Read full article: Supreme Court taking up LGBTQ employee rights: What you need to knowiStock/Rikke68The Supreme Court today will hear three cases regarding LGBTQ employee rights. Jason Carr will host a live discussion at 11:30 a.m. -- watch here:Here are the key points:Supreme Court taking up LGBTQ rightsThe Supreme Court will decide whether LGBTQ employees are covered by existing discrimination laws. Lower courts have remained divided on whether the law covers sexual orientation and gender identity. The Court will be asked to interpret the word "sex" in Title VII, and whether is covers sexual orientation and gender identity. After Bostock decided to join a gay recreational softball league, the county fired him for "conduct unbecoming a county employee."