Can I bring a federal claim against my employer because I was discriminated against based on my sexual orientation?
In Georgia, not yet. Unfortunately, in April 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has decided that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, religion, and gender, does not protect sexual orientation. By a 9-2 vote, the full appeals court declined…