Supreme Court to Weigh LGBT Bias in the Workplace

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether federal law protects lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender workers from discrimination—a question that has divided government agencies, courts, and advocacy groups in recent years.

• Circuit Split: Federal courts have reached different conclusions on whether sex discrimination prohibitions under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act extend to sexual orientation and gender identity.

• Agency Conflict: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission backs Title VII protections for LGBT workers, but the Trump administration’s Justice Department doesn’t.

• OPINION: Justices will likely debate the text versus purpose of the word “sex” in Title VII of ...