Florida Commission on Human Relations adopts U.S. Supreme Court LGBTQ+ standard for anti-discrimination and anti-harassment in Florida workplaces

On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, 140 S. Ct. 1731 (2020) expanded federal anti-discrimination/anti-harassment laws under Title VII to expressly protect members of the LGBT+ community.  The Florida Commission on Human Relations (FCHR) is committed to following this new precedent, and applying it to the Florida Fair Housing Act, as well as Title VII.  

 Accordingly, the FCHR will be keeping a close eye on forthcoming federal guidance from the Biden Administration on the implementation of the executive order issued by the President on January 20, 2021, affirming our national commitment to end discrimination wherever it appears, be it in housing or the workplace.  The FCHR is fully committed to revising, suspending, or rescinding previous agency actions which do not support this noble endeavor, and fully implementing and incorporating any new federal guidance on these issues into FCHR’s operating procedures.