U.S. Supreme Court Extends Title VII Protections to LGBTQ Employees

On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court, in the case of Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, affirmatively answered the long-awaited question of whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) protection extends to LGBTQ employees.  In a 6-3 decision, the court held that an employer who terminates an employee …