WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2009. A bill was introduced in the Senate today that would make workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity illegal. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), introduced by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), would become the first-ever federal ban on employment discrimination of LBGT people in most workplaces.
The following can be attributed to Christopher Anders, ACLU Senior Legislative Counsel:
“If passed, ENDA would be the first-ever federal law to protect and promote…
