[20071108]RS22740_就业中的性取向歧视：H.R.分析3685《2007年就业不歧视法》.pdf

1 Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007, H.R. 3685, 110th Cong. (2007).2 A substantial minority of states have enacted laws prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination.See, e.g., GAO Report, infra note 12. Additionally, Executive Order 13,087 prohibits sexualorientation discrimination against federal executive branch employees. Exec. Order No. 13,087,3 C.F.R. 191 (1998).Order Code RS22740Updated November 8, 2007Sexual Orientation Discrimination inEmployment: Analysis of H.R. 3685, theEmployment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007Edward Chan-Young LiuLaw ClerkAmerican Law DivisionSummaryH.R. 3685, passed by the House on November 7, 2007, would prohibit certainadverse employment actions taken against an individual because of that individualsactual or perceived sexual orientation. Referred to as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 (ENDA), the bill also explicitly prohibits employmentdiscrimination against an individual based upon the sexual orientation of personsassociated with that individual, but does not permit disparate impact claims of sexualorientation discrimination. A substantial minority of states have enacted their ownprohibitions against sexual orientation employ