11th Circuit Rejects Sexual Orientation Bias Claim Under Title VII

Mealey's (May 15, 2018, 2:06 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — An 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on May 10 reaffirmed the precedent established in Evans v. Ga. Regional Hospital, 850 F.3d 1248, 1255 (11th Cir. 2017), and ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., does not cover bias based on sexual orientation (Gerald Lynn Bostock v. Clayton County Board of Commissioners, et al., No. 17-13801, 11th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 12405)....