Nicolette Penner

Nicolette Penner recently became a content editor for the MultiBriefs team. Nicolette is a graduate from Oklahoma State University, with a degree in English and a strong focus in writing. Throughout her years in college, she has contributed several writing pieces to companies in the Texas and Oklahoma areas.

Articles by Nicolette Penner

• Enforcing anti-discrimination policies in the workplace

  Thursday, October 12, 2017

  The protection of LGBT workers against discrimination has been a gray area in the workforce ever since ​the Department​ of Justice filed an amicus brief declaring that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not cover "discrimination based on sexual orientation." Although certain states have passed laws protecting LGBT workers, sexual orientation is not directly stated in Title VII, which protects individuals' race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability from discrimination.