Supreme Court will hear an Ohio woman's claim she lost out on jobs because she is straight
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The Supreme Court is taking up the case of an Ohio woman who claims she suffered sex discrimination in her employment because she is straight.

The Supreme Court is taking up the case of an Ohio woman who claims she suffered sex discrimination in her employment because she is straight.

The justices on Friday agreed to review an appellate ruling that upheld the dismissal of the discrimination lawsuit filed by the woman, Marlean Ames, against the Ohio Department of Youth Services. Arguments probably will take place early next year.

Ames, who has worked for the department for 20 years, contends she was passed over for a promotion and then demoted because she is heterosexual. Both the job she sought and the one she had held were given to LGBTQ people.

  • SelfProgrammed@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    The tail end of the article:

    People alleging workplace bias have to show “background circumstances,” including that LGBTQ people made the decisions affecting Ames or statistical evidence showing a pattern of discrimination against members of the majority group.

    The appeals court noted that Ames didn’t provide any such circumstances.

    • doc@fedia.io
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      2 months ago

      So, in other words, SCOTUS took the case to invent something entirely unrelated in order to rollback 40 years of progress. Got it. I’ll look forward in dread for the outcome in 9 months.

      • Omega@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        LGBTQ+ will only legally be allowed to promote straight people going forward.

        Or they’ll make the correct decision that there is no basis, and they’ll get praised for making a rational decision (in a 7-2 ruling).

        Republicans really do get praised for almost doing the bare minimum.