Section 7

Citation: Section 7
Parent Document: Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. 644 (2020)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2020-06-15
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4760997/bostock-v-clayton-county/ ↗

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   Title VII makes it unlawful for employers to discriminate
because of “race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” 42
U. S. C. §2000e–2(a)(1).2 As enacted in 1964, Title VII did
not prohibit other forms of employment discrimination,
such as age discrimination, disability discrimination, or
sexual orientation discrimination.
   Over time, Congress has enacted new employment dis-
crimination laws. In 1967, Congress passed and President
Johnson signed the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
81 Stat. 602. In 1973, Congress passed and President
Nixon signed the Rehabilitation Act, which in substance
prohibited disability discrimination against federal and cer-
tain other employees. 87 Stat. 355. In 1990, Congress
passed and President George H. W. Bush signed the com-
prehensive Americans with Disabilities Act. 104 Stat. 327.
   To prohibit age discrimination and disability discrimina-
tion, this Court did not unilaterally rewrite or update the ——————
   2 In full, the statute provides:

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