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The U.S. Senate passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act ("ENDA"). Like Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, ENDA applies to employers with 15 or more employees, and prohibits discrimination against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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The U.S. Senate passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
("ENDA"). Like Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, ENDA
applies to employers with 15 or more employees, and prohibits
discrimination against employees on the basis of sexual orientation
or gender identity. California's Fair Employment and Housing
Act already includes a prohibition against sexual orientation and
gender identity discrimination. However, the fate of ENDA in the
House of Representatives is uncertain.
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