Are there any concerns about amending the Civil Rights Act (Title VII)?
It is often said that Title VII and the rest of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a “sacred cow” and we dare not attempt to add protections for LGBT people, lest we anger our allies – whom we all agree are necessary to pass any meaningful civil rights legislation. However, through the years, there have been many amendments to these so called “sacred cows” including the very first bill President Obama signed into law. It was our progressive allies that recently pushed through the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 – a substantive change to Title VII (and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act). And prior to that, our allies supported the Civil Rights Act of 1991 that amended Title VII and created a new section to allow recovery of compensatory and punitive damages for intentional violations of Title VII, the ADA and Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act. Our allies were all on board for that. And most of our progressive allies also now support full
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- Do your assessments comply with all state and federal requirements (EEOC, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, ADA, etc.)?
- Is sexual orientation covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 also?
- Are there any concerns about amending the Civil Rights Act (Title VII)?
