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LGBTQ Individuals Get Protection on the Job, But Not for Healthcare
On June 16, 2020 by Jodi Boyne
The U.S. Supreme Court this week ruled that existing federal law forbids job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation of transgender status. The ruling will affect LGBTQ workers across the country, because most states don’t provide protections from workplace discrimination. However, that decision followed a federal announcement stripping transgender health protections from the Affordable Care Act.
HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Eliminate Certain Nondiscrimination and Language Access Provisions
On July 2, 2019 by Jodi Boyne
A new proposed rule from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks to eliminate nondiscrimination protections in health care and aging services settings for LGBT people and those with limited English proficiency. LeadingAge Minnesota opposes the proposed rule’s removal of these protections.