Jackson Lewis: Wheeling, West Virginia Ordinance Protects LGBTQ Residents | Practical Law

Jackson Lewis: Wheeling, West Virginia Ordinance Protects LGBTQ Residents | Practical Law

This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis, P.C. discusses a new ordinance passed by the City Council in Wheeling, West Virginia prohibiting employers in that city with 12 or more employees from refusing to employ individuals and from terminating employees based on sexual orientation or gender identify (and also based on veteran status). The ordinance contains an exemption for religious institutions.

Jackson Lewis: Wheeling, West Virginia Ordinance Protects LGBTQ Residents

Practical Law Legal Update w-005-1744 (Approx. 4 pages)

Jackson Lewis: Wheeling, West Virginia Ordinance Protects LGBTQ Residents

by Jackson Lewis, P.C.
Law stated as at 21 Dec 2016West Virginia
This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis, P.C. discusses a new ordinance passed by the City Council in Wheeling, West Virginia prohibiting employers in that city with 12 or more employees from refusing to employ individuals and from terminating employees based on sexual orientation or gender identify (and also based on veteran status). The ordinance contains an exemption for religious institutions.