Entry #1527: LGBT employment discrimination in West Virginia

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RegionWest Virginia
IssueLGBT employment discrimination
StatusNo protections
Start Date(unknown)
End DateApr 19, 2012
DescriptionBefore the 2012 EEOC ruling, no state or federal protections for LGBT people in employment existed. In 2009, a bill which would enact these protections at the state level passed the state senate but failed in the state house.
Sourceshttps://www.queerty.com/west-virginia-senate-passes-gay-anti-discrimination-bill-20090316/
https://web.archive.org/web/20090409174544/http://www.wvgazette.com/News/2009040789244
http://www.metroweekly.com/2012/04/transgender-breakthrough/

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DescriptionAs of December 16, 2014, there are no legal protections for people who are LGBT in regards to employment.Before the 2012 EEOC ruling, no state or federal protections for LGBT people in employment existed. In 2009, a bill which would enact these protections at the state level passed the state senate but failed in the state house.
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As of December 16, 2014, there are no legal protections for people who are LGBT in regards to employment. Before the 2012 EEOC ruling, no state or federal protections for LGBT people in employment existed. In 2009, a bill which would enact these protections at the state level passed the state senate but failed in the state house.
Sourceshttp://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/statewide_employment_10-2014.pdfhttps://www.queerty.com/west-virginia-senate-passes-gay-anti-discrimination-bill-20090316/
https://web.archive.org/web/20090409174544/http://www.wvgazette.com/News/2009040789244
http://www.metroweekly.com/2012/04/transgender-breakthrough/
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http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/statewide_employment_10-2014.pdf https://www.queerty.com/west-virginia-senate-passes-gay-anti-discrimination-bill-20090316/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090409174544/http://www.wvgazette.com/News/2009040789244 http://www.metroweekly.com/2012/04/transgender-breakthrough/

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StatusNo protections
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End Date(none)
DescriptionAs of December 16, 2014, there are no legal protections for people who are LGBT in regards to employment.
Sourceshttp://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/statewide_employment_10-2014.pdf