The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear three cases determining whether federal law protects LGBTQ individuals from discrimination in the workplace.
The court, in an unsigned order, said it would review all three cases on the matter, but ordered that two of the cases be combined into one argument.
The two merged cases asked whether discrimination over sexual orientation falls under Title VII of the Civil Rights act. The statue blocks discrimination in the workplace because of sex.
View the complete April 22 article by Jacqueline Thomsen on The Hill website here.