Journal article
Why employment discrimination matters: Well-being and the queer employee
Journal of Workplace Rights, Vol.16(1), pp.107-128
2011
Abstract
Queer people experience poor well-being in many workplaces, yet employment non-discrimination legislation providing comprehensive federal protection from employment discrimination based upon sexual orientation has failed to materialize over the last three decades. Current proposals for a federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) do not fully protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) workers, especially in states that already have better protections. This conceptual article considers the well-being of queer employees within the context of human rights, the impact of historic queer employment discrimination cases, and the impact of historic legislative action. Current strategies for protecting queer employees at the federal level have failed. Suggestions for creating change in the workplace will be explored.
Details
- Title
- Why employment discrimination matters: Well-being and the queer employee
- Authors
- Trevor G Gates (Author) - State University of New York, United States
- Publication details
- Journal of Workplace Rights, Vol.16(1), pp.107-128
- Publisher
- Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.
- Date published
- 2011
- DOI
- 10.2190/WR.16.1.g
- ISSN
- 1938-4998
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450559102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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