
Although countless industry leaders and common folks alike supported the passage of The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), Apple CEO Tim Cook's passionate op-ed last weekend in the Wall Street Journal inspired many to closely associate ENDA with the Apple boss.
Nonetheless, Cook and all those who supported ENDA are happy tonight. On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed the bill, which aims to ban workplace discrimination against LGBT individuals. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) passed its final vote in the full Senate 64-32.
The passage is hailed by some as a historic victory decades in the making. But, unfortunately for those in support of the bill's passage in the U.S. House of Representatives, the chances for similar success are less optimistic.
Signs of the measure becoming law were stunted earlier in the week, however, when House Speaker John Boehner voiced his opposition on the grounds that it would cost small businesses and create “frivolous litigation.”
Source: MSNBC
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