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HSB DEI Webinar Announcement: Creating an LGBTQ+ Inclusive Workplace and What Employers Need to Know About Transition

June 06, 2022

Supreme Court Finds Title VII Prohibits LGBTQ Discrimination

June 16, 2020

On Monday, June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court momentously ruled that federal law designed to prevent discrimination in the workplace protects gay, lesbian and transgender employees. In Bostock v. Clayton County, the Court held that individuals who identify as LGBTQ cannot be turned away from a job based on their sexual orientation.

Key Takeaways from Our 2017 Employment Law Seminars

January 23, 2018

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd recently hosted our annual Employment Law Seminars across South Carolina. These complimentary seminars educated Human Resource professionals on recent employment law updates and changes.

DOMA and The Other Shoe

March 27, 2015

In 2013, when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), which defined “marriage” for purposes of federal statutes as a legal union between one man and one woman, Justice Antonin Scalia vehemently dissented on behalf of himself and 3 other Justices, opining that it is just a matter of time until the courts strike down similar state laws: