On January 14, 2019, Governor Mike DeWine began his first day in office by issuing Executive Order 2019-05D, maintaining the anti-gender identity and expression discrimination position taken by Governor John Kasich less than a month earlier (which we blogged about here). This executive order may have come as a surprise to some as Governor DeWine fought against transgender students use using school bathrooms of their choice while he was the Ohio Attorney General.
Executive Order 2019-05D prohibits discrimination in state employment based upon “race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin (ancestry), military status (past, present or future), disability, age (40 years or older), status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, status as a foster parent, genetic information, or sexual orientation.”
To read Executive Order 2019-05D, click here.
Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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