Jackson Lewis: Pennsylvania Governor Issues Executive Orders Protecting LGBT Rights | Practical Law
This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis, P.C discusses two executive orders recently signed by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf addressing the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals. One executive order prohibits state agencies from engaging in employment discrimination against LGBT individuals. The second executive order prohibits state contractors and grantees from discriminating against LGBT individuals in employment and requires contractors and grantees to have written sexual harassment policies as a condition for payment or funding. Another bill remains pending in the Pennsylvania state legislature that would prohibit most private employers from discriminating against LGBT individuals.