Obama signs LGBT discrimination, affirmative action order
By Robin Shea on
Posted in Affirmative Action

This morning President Obama signed an Executive Order amending the 1965 Executive Order 11246. President Obama's EO prohibits discrimination and requires affirmative action by federal contractors based on sexual orientation and gender identity. (It isn't clear what the affirmative action obligation will mean.)

The President's EO also makes corresponding amendments to Executive Order 11478, which pertains to the federal civilian workforce. EO 11478 was amended in 1998 by President Clinton to prohibit sexual orientation discrimination, so President Obama's order merely adds "gender identity" as a new protected status.

Cara Crotty, co-chair of our Affirmative Action practice group, will have a more comprehensive discussion of the new Executive Order later this week.

Tags: Affirmative Action, Cara Crotty, Collective Actions, Discrimination, Executive Order 11246, Executive Order 11478, Expert Witnesses, Free Speech, Garbage in Garbage Out, Gender Identity, Mel Haas, Natioanl Federation of Independent Business v. Perez, President Clinton, President Obama, Release of Claims, Sexual Orientation, Sides v. Duke Medical Center, Too Much Flippin' Information

Robin Shea has 30 years' experience in employment litigation, including Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (including the Amendments Act). 
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