5th Cir. Largely Upholds Religious Carveout to LGBTQ+ Rights (1)

A federal appeals court in New Orleans partially affirmed a lower court order allowing religious for-profit employers to disregard anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ workers enshrined in a recent watershed US Supreme Court ruling.

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday delivered a mixed ruling against LGBTQ+ employees, who in June 2020 notched a landmark win in Bostock v. Clayton County that says gay and transgender workers can sue their employers under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act for bias based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

Texas-based health-care provider Braidwood Management Inc. and Bear ...