Beyond the political debate in our community over an inclusive ENDA, an interesting legal debate arose concerning what a non-inclusive ENDA means to the whole LGBT community. This workshop will address that and other breaking employment issues, including those related to HIV. As the scope of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has been narrowed by court decisions, proving HIV discrimination in the employment context has become more difficult. Some of the major challenges in those cases and the impact if Congress passes the pending ADA Restoration Act will be discussed.
Speakers: Gregory R. Nevins, Bebe Anderson, Laura Maechtlen
Employment Discrimination
The Right and its Efforts to Unravel the Weave of Nondiscrimination Policies
This general attendance session provides the foundation to four detailed workshops on the First Amendment. The radical right is working on several fronts to undermine the foundations of non discrimination policies in various fora across the country. Christian law student groups have filed a series of eight lawsuits against public universities claiming exemptions from non-discrimination rules that include sexual orientation provisions. What are the commonalities between religious belief and sexual orientation identity issues and what is the analysis when these liberties conflict? What is the right’s strategy and is it winning? What is the LGBT-inclusive “side” of the issue and how do we explain it?
Speakers: Mark Agrast, Chai Feldblum, Andrew Koppelman, Jennifer Levi