As the U.S. Supreme Court this week affirms landmark legal protections for LGBTQ Americans, Florida employers will have to adjust to the new ban on discrimination.
Florida is not one of the 22 states that already had the protections in place.
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Labor attorney Richard Margulies with the Jackson Lewis firm in Jacksonville gave an example of what companies should be prepared to face on Tuesday’s First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross.
“What if I, as an employee, I object to a transgender employee using a particular same sex specific bathroom? And those are the types of issues that employers and you know, in Florida in particular, just may not have faced yet and may not have thought about, but they sure need to pretty quickly,” Margulies said.
You can listen to the full discussion with Margulies, along with Jimmy Midyette with the Jax Coalition for Equality, on Tuesday’s First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross podcast.
Michelle Corum can be reached at mcorum@wjct.org, 904-358-6308 or on Twitter at @MCorumonME.
