On Friday, February 22, 2013, the Kansas Supreme Court issued a ruling in Frazier v. Goudschaal, KS S.Ct. No. 103,487, which is significant both in Kansas and nationally. After considering the matter for over two years, the Kansas Supreme Court addressed an issue...
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Month: February 2013
Proposed federal sex education bill includes requirement to avoid gender stereotypes
The federal Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (the “Act”), introduced on February 15, 2013, is a comprehensive and inclusive sex education bill, intended to replace what many studies indicate are ineffective and medically inaccurate abstinence-only programs. If...
Further Progress After Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Certain Benefits Extended to Gay and Lesbian Servicemembers and Families
The Pentagon announced that it will extend certain benefits to the families of gay and lesbian servicemembers. In the announcement, Leon Panetta, United States Secretary of Defense, explained that since the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, the Pentagon has been...
Updated: Remedies for Colorado Workplace Discrimination Claims Will Increase Effective January 2015
The Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (“CADA”), originally passed in 1959 and expanded in 2007, currently prohibits discrimination in the workplace and in public accommodations based on age, race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national...