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| Region | West Virginia |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Apr 19, 2012 |
| Description | Before the 2012 EEOC ruling, no state or federal protections for LGBT people in employment existed. In 2009, a bill which would enact these protections at the state level passed the state senate but failed in the state house. |
| Sources | https://www.queerty.com/west-virginia-senate-passes-gay-anti-discrimination-bill-20090316/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090409174544/http://www.wvgazette.com/News/2009040789244 http://www.metroweekly.com/2012/04/transgender-breakthrough/ |
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edited by jadeywadey. improved sources and desc
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| End Date | Jun 15, 2020 | Apr 19, 2012 |
| Description | As of December 16, 2014, there are no legal protections for people who are LGBT in regards to employment. | Before the 2012 EEOC ruling, no state or federal protections for LGBT people in employment existed. In 2009, a bill which would enact these protections at the state level passed the state senate but failed in the state house. |
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| Sources | http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/statewide_employment_10-2014.pdf | https://www.queerty.com/west-virginia-senate-passes-gay-anti-discrimination-bill-20090316/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090409174544/http://www.wvgazette.com/News/2009040789244 http://www.metroweekly.com/2012/04/transgender-breakthrough/ |
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edited by Notdog1996
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| End Date | (none) | Jun 15, 2020 |
| Original entry | |
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| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | As of December 16, 2014, there are no legal protections for people who are LGBT in regards to employment. |
| Sources | http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/statewide_employment_10-2014.pdf |