Supreme Court Won’t Tackle Sexual Orientation Bias Issue

By Jay-Anne B. Casuga

The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to review whether lesbian, gay, and bisexual employees are protected from workplace discrimination under a federal civil rights law.

The justices won’t hear a case filed by Jameka Evans, a former hospital security guard who alleged she was harassed and fired because she’s a lesbian and doesn’t conform to gender norms. Earlier this month, 76 companies sided with Evans in a “friend of the court” brief. They included Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, as well as Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Ltd. and the Miami Heat pro basketball franchise.

The state ...