September 23, 2009

Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Witnesses testified about the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act. The legislation to prohibit employers from discriminating against… read more

Witnesses testified about the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act. The legislation to prohibit employers from discriminating against minorities, and would prohibit bias on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Exempt from the bill were the armed services, veterans' service groups, religious organizations and groups with fewer than 15 employees.

In the third panel supporters and opponents of the bill testified about the prevalence of workforce discrimination and possible consequences of enacting the legislation. Vandy Beth Glenn, who’s transgender, described her termination after she announced she was transitioning from male to female. close

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Robert Andrews U.S. Representative [D] New Jersey
Tammy Baldwin U.S. Representative [D] Wisconsin

Judy Biggert U.S. Representative [R] Illinois
Judy Chu U.S. Representative [D] California
Yvette D. Clarke U.S. Representative [D] New York
William "Jr." N. Eskridge Professor Yale University->Law
Barney Frank U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
Marcia Fudge U.S. Representative [D] Ohio
Vandy Beth Glen Legislative Editor (Former) Georgia (State)
Phil Hare U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
Ruben Hinojosa U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Mazie Hirono U.S. Representative [D] Hawaii
Stuart Ishimaru Commissioner U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Dale E. Kildee U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
John Kline U.S. Representative [R] Minnesota
Dennis Kucinich U.S. Representative [D] Ohio
George Miller U.S. Representative [D] California
Camille Olson Attorney
Craig Parshall Senior Vice President National Religious Broadcasters
Donald M. Payne U.S. Representative [D] New Jersey
Todd Platts U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
Jared Polis U.S. Representative [D] Colorado
David Saperstein Director Religious Action Ctr. of Reform Judaism
Bradley Sears Professor University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law
John Tierney U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
Dina Titus U.S. Representative [D] Nevada
Paul Tonko U.S. Representative [D] New York
Lynn Woolsey U.S. Representative [D] California

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Program ID:: 289090-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Sep 24, 2009 | 4:08am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Oct 01, 2009 | 4:37am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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Sep 24, 2009 | 4:08am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Sep 25, 2009 | 10:13pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Sep 28, 2009 | 2:49am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Sep 28, 2009 | 10:08am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Sep 30, 2009 | 10:37pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Oct 01, 2009 | 4:37am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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