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| Region | Pennsylvania |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | Oct 5, 2017 |
| End Date | Aug 1, 2018 |
| Description | President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No protections existed at the state level. |
| 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 |
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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 | Until 2020, there were 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 protections existed at the state level. |
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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 jadeywadey. adjusting the date
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| End Date | Jun 15, 2020 | Aug 1, 2018 |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Improving description.
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| 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. | Until 2020, there were 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. |
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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 |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "State ruling Aug 2018
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- Status is not correct "Gender identity and Sexual Orientation protections in public and private employment "