.@USCCRgov received testimony from advocates and experts of diverse viewpoints; a Commission majority found that #LGBT workers have faced a long & serious history of employment discrimination from fed/state/local gov’t and private employers. #CivilRights
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@KateKendell told@USCCRgov of the devastating response@NCLRights has to give when#LGBT individuals, after experiencing discrimination, seek help but have to be told they live in jurisdictions that don’t have legal protections for them#CivilRights http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/LGBT_Employment_Discrimination2017.pdf …pic.twitter.com/OCLjf0fqxf
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@MaraKeisling of@TransEquality told@USCCRgov of one illustrative example of what a lack of inclusive policies means for transgender people at work: "If you're allowed to have a job and you can't be fired but they don't have to let you use a bathroom at work, you can't work."pic.twitter.com/OVHw5GezuT
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The inconsistent and irreconcilable patchwork of state laws and ct decisions on
#LGBT employment protections; fed legislation would add "clarity and consistency," as Jeanne Goldberg of@USEEOC pointed out to@USCCRgov#CivilRights http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/LGBT_Employment_Discrimination2017.pdf …pic.twitter.com/v3n74LzxF6
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Businesses w diverse staff & inclusive policies = more profitable and lead to employees with higher job satisfaction, higher commitment to company. One study from
@HRC found that 1 in 4#LGBT employees stayed at a job because of its inclusive environment http://assets2.hrc.org/files/assets/resources/Cost_of_the_Closet_May2014.pdf …Show this thread -
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@USCCRgov heard personal stories from people like@KylarBroadus – and as this infographic from@TransEquality &@TheTaskForce shows, what can be an all-too-common experience for members of the transgender community http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/LGBT_Employment_Discrimination2017.pdf …pic.twitter.com/VRb9yEoInU
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