1.0Funders for LGBTQ Issueshttps://lgbtfunders.orgLyle Matthew Kanhttps://lgbtfunders.org/author/lyle/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DxSRORcfcG"><a href="https://lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/protecting-lgbtq-workers-from-discrimination/">Protecting LGBTQ Workers From Discrimination</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/protecting-lgbtq-workers-from-discrimination/embed/#?secret=DxSRORcfcG" width="600" height="338" title="“Protecting LGBTQ Workers From Discrimination” — Funders for LGBTQ Issues" data-secret="DxSRORcfcG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://lgbtfunders.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img3.jpg1200628[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At present, there is no nationwide law that protects LGBTQ people from being unfairly fired, not hired, or discriminated against in the workplace. Moreover, twenty-six states lack laws that explicitly protect LGBTQ people from being unfairly fired, not hired, or discriminated against in the workplace. And now, Trump is trying to make it even easier for employers to discriminate against LGBTQ people. A few weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) proposed a new rule to grant federal contractors a broad religious exemption to the equal opportunity clause. This new rule affects […]