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Knowledge about Federal Employment Nondiscrimination Protections on the Basis of Sexual Orientation

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  • Billur Aksoy
  • Christopher S. Carpenter
  • Dario Sansone

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Using a US nationally representative online sample, we measure the level of knowledge on employment nondiscrimination laws. Although Americans are well informed about sex, race, and disability being protected characteristics, only about 71 percent think that sexual orientation is a protected characteristic. Sexual minorities are as uninformed as heterosexual individuals that sexual orientation is legally protected from employment discrimination. Furthermore, sexual minorities living in states that did not previously have statewide employment nondiscrimination protections prior to the 2020 Supreme Court ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County are less likely to think that sexual orientation is a protected characteristic.

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  • Billur Aksoy & Christopher S. Carpenter & Dario Sansone, 2023. "Knowledge about Federal Employment Nondiscrimination Protections on the Basis of Sexual Orientation," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 113, pages 541-545, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:113:y:2023:p:541-45
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20231054
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    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
    • K31 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Labor Law

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