Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira: Transgender Professor Seeks Preliminary Injunction Prohibiting State of Arizona Healthcare Plan From Denying Coverage for Medically Necessary Gender-Affirming Surgery A professor at an... View Article
Key Issues CUPA-HR > Civil Rights Act Supreme Court Rules in Favor of LGBT Workforce Discrimination Protections June 15, 2020 (WASHINGTON INSIDER ALERT) - On June 15, the Supreme Court ruled that a key federal civil rights law, Title VII, prohibits employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of their sexual orientation, establishing a... View Article
Members OnlyFew pieces of legislation have had a more profound effect on U.S. society, and especially the world of work, than the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The landmark legislation set standards for equity, protection and rights regardless of an individual’s gender, race, color, religion or national origin, not only in the workplace but in schools,... View Article