Federal Judge Extends Title VII Protections to LGBTQ Former Employee of Bedford Police Department

As reported in Virginia Lawyers Weekly, a federal judge has issued a landmark opinion in a Virginia Employment Law case. In Spencer v. Bedford County, Judge Norman K. Moon wrote that Ms. Spencer had sufficiently plead counts of Title VII discrimination and retaliation after her wrongful termination from the Bedford Police Department. This case joins others across the nation that have expanded civil rights in the workplace. The article on the case may be read HERE.