Obama to sign order on LGBT job discrimination

[JURIST] A White House official said Monday that US President Barack Obama [JURIST news archive] will sign an executive order that would bar federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. This action marks a departure [Reuters report] from the White House's position last year that an executive order would carry less weight than congressional legislation. Following a year of pressing Congress to pass such a ban, taking executive action on other domestic priorities and...

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