Civil Rights Law Protects Gay and Transgender Workers, Supreme Court Rules

[StarSong]

A lot of gays report "getting married on Sunday, and getting fired on Monday". The problem is not in the hiring , but the firing. Gays are getting hired, and are working, but as soon as their gayness becomes known, they get the ax. The only reason for the firing is the discrimination of the owner. Business owners are not feudal lords, who hold sway over their serfs. Business owners must follow the laws of the land, as we all do.

Wow! I've never heard that. Outrageous.

 

[ohioboy]

You own a business. You decide that employee X has to marry employee Y or both get fired. So according to some, a business owner has the right to do whatever he wishes with his employees.
Just because someone owns a business does not mean that he can discriminate to his heart's content. His bigotry, and hate is no longer allowed in the United States Of America.

Years ago I was fired by a pig who was solely out for revenge. At the same time my girl broke up with me and I went into a serious depression, I don't know how I made it through. After that I started studying Employment law, Ohio and Nationwide. I did not have any Cause of Action to sue though. Believe me it was REVENGE. The company affirmed his decision without even talking to me about it (long legal story). This is one case I remember about romances in the workplace.

https://casetext.com/case/ward-v-frito-lay-inc-1

 

[ohioboy]

Exactly .... and he/she should have the complete & absolute right to hire whom they choose.

What about Whistleblowers. Should employers be able to bypass agencies like OSHA and have unsafe working conditions then fire the tattletales?

 

[ohioboy]

I wonder if "employment discrimination" also applies to discrimination in hiring, or if it only applies to firing or otherwise discriminating against people already working.

I'm sure states are similar in "terms and conditions of employment".

(A) For any employer, because of the race, color, religion, sex, military status, national origin, disability, age, or ancestry of any person, to discharge without just cause, to refuse to hire, or otherwise to discriminate against that person with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment.

https://law.justia.com/codes/ohio/2016/title-41/chapter-4112/section-4112.02/

Also, what about hiring just a single person as a landscaper, maid, nanny, etc.? Does this decision apply to that kind of situation?

That is a private person hiring, not a business, etc., so No.

 

[Lewkat]

I don't know how I blew this, but I thought this always was the law.

Me too. I cannot believe it went to the SC or that they even heard it.

 

[Mr. Ed]

I really do not & would not care, what the laws says. If I cannot run my business my way ? then i will not open it, or will close it, if already opened.

Hypothetically speaking?

 

[fmdog44]

I don't know how I blew this, but I thought this always was the law.

So did I.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I don't understand the concept that by hiring someone, you don't have to obey the law. You can fire anyone for any reason. That may have been the practice in ancient Rome in 34 AD. By hiring someone, today, you enter into a contract with that employee. He has to perform well, and adhere to the law. And the employer has a duty to keep his employees safe, and to obey all labor laws. I don't pretend to know anything about hiring law. Just because I hire someone does not give me the authority to shoot him. In the same way, by hiring someone does not mean that an employer can ignore the law. And of course, it's perfectly legal to fire some one for cause, as permitted by law.