SCOTUS: LGBT people protected from job discrimination

The supreme court ruled a landmark civil rights law protecting gay, lesbian, and transgendered workers.

The ruling is expected to have a big impact for the more than 8 million LGBTQ workers across the country.

PROTECTS GAY, LESBIAN ANDTRANSGENDER PEOPLE FROMDISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT.THE COURT DECIDED THAT A KEYPROVISION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTSACT OF 19-64 - THAT BARS JOBDISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF SEX -ENCOMPASSES BIAS AGAINST GAY,LESBIAN AND TRANSGENDERWORKERS.THE RULING IS EXPECTED TO HAVEA BIG IMPACT FOR THE MORE THAN-8- MILLION L-G-B-T-Q WORKERSACROSS THE COUNTRY--- BECAUSEMOST STATES DON'T PROTECT THEMFROM WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION.'24 HOUR FITNESS' HAS FILED FOR