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| Region | Michigan |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | Oct 5, 2017 |
| End Date | Jun 15, 2020 |
| Description | President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No private sector protections exist; however, in 2019, Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order prohibiting discrimination in all areas of employment by the state government or by any contractors or grant recipients. |
| Sources | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sessions-doj-reverses-obama-era-transgender-work-protections/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/10/05/us-justice-department-reverses-position-transgender-discrimination https://web.archive.org/web/20190109061459/https://www.hrc.org/blog/michigan-governor-gretchen-whitmer-signs-directive-protecting-lgbtq |
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edited by jadeywadey. just added a source
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| Sources | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sessions-doj-reverses-obama-era-transgender-work-protections/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/10/05/us-justice-department-reverses-position-transgender-discrimination | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sessions-doj-reverses-obama-era-transgender-work-protections/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/10/05/us-justice-department-reverses-position-transgender-discrimination https://web.archive.org/web/20190109061459/https://www.hrc.org/blog/michigan-governor-gretchen-whitmer-signs-directive-protecting-lgbtq |
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edited by jadeywadey. improved description
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| Description | President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No statewide protections exist for discrimination in the private sector. | President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No private sector protections exist; however, in 2019, Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order prohibiting discrimination in all areas of employment by the state government or by any contractors or grant recipients. |
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edited by jadeywadey. improved sources and desc
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| Value | No protections | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Oct 5, 2017 |
| Description | As of December 16, 2014, there are no legal protections for people who are LGBT in regards to employment. However, public employees of the state are protected based on both sexual orientation as well as gender identities, and domestic partners of public employees are granted benefits. | President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No statewide protections exist for discrimination in the private sector. |
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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.cbsnews.com/news/sessions-doj-reverses-obama-era-transgender-work-protections/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/10/05/us-justice-department-reverses-position-transgender-discrimination |
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edited by Notdog1996
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| End Date | (none) | Jun 15, 2020 |
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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. However, public employees of the state are protected based on both sexual orientation as well as gender identities, and domestic partners of public employees are granted benefits. |
| Sources | http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/statewide_employment_10-2014.pdf |