Senate Passes Workplace Discrimination Bill
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The U.S. Senate passed legislation that would prohibit most employers from firing, demoting or refusing to hire workers because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
The bill, known as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, would extend workplace protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. The vote, which required only a simple majority for passage, was 64-32. Ten Republicans joined the chamber’s Democrats in supporting the bill.