As a Plaintiff’s employment lawyer I am generally over the moon with Barack Obama’s presidency.  However, one area in which I am disappointed, along with many others, is President Obama’s inaction in the area of gay and lesbian rights.  In our practice we work a lot with gay and lesbian as well as transgendered issues in the workplace and it is glaringly clear how few protections these groups have compared to other minority groups. 

The Washington Post published an article today discussing President Obama’s action and what we may expect to see in the future.  Let’s hope we see some progress.  Click here to read article.

One way that the President and individuals could support better protections for these groups is by supporting the Employment Non Discrimination Act (“ENDA”) which is pending before Congress now. 

Kristin M. Case

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