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House Bill 702 ("HB 702") was passed by the 2021 Montana Legislature and became effective when signed by Governor Gianforte on May 7, 2021. The law prohibits discrimination based on vaccination status or possession of an immunity passport by a person, governmental entity, employer, or public accommodation. An "immunity passport" means a document, digital record, or software application indicating that a person is immune to a disease, either through vaccination or infection and recovery.The law …

Since 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act has protected employees from discrimination "on the basis of sex." But over the intervening years, the precise interpretation of this equal employment opportunity (EEO) legislation remained mired in confusion. Workers and bosses didn’t know whether it extended protection to gay and transgender people too. On June 15, 2020, we got an answer. Conservative and constitutionalist Supreme Court Justice, Neil Gorsuch, announced that the court had decid …