Sex-and-Age Bias Ruling Shows Reach of LGBT Worker Case

A Tenth Circuit decision that allowed older female workers for a casino operator to sue their employer for discrimination based on a combination of sex and age shows the reach of the Supreme Court ruling in June on LGBT workers’ rights.

Extending Rights: The casino ruling illustrates how Bostock v. Clayton County can prompt courts to extend civil rights law to recognize new claims or revisit prior decisions limiting the law’s protections. “This is a great example of the positive work that Bostock will do for all employment discrimination plaintiffs, not just LGBTQ plaintiffs,” said Kyle Velte, a University of ...