LGBT Ruling Paves Way for Bathroom, Religious Battles at Work

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that federal anti-discrimination protections apply to LGBT workers will likely tee up further legal disputes involving religious liberties and workplace policies over bathrooms and dress codes.

In a 6-3 ruling Monday, the justices resolved a question that once divided appeals courts, federal agencies, and coalitions of states about whether lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender workers could sue their employers under Tile VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act that prohibits bias based on sex.

But the high court left open several LGBT-related issues that could be addressed in future litigation, such as whether employers can ...