{"id":6951,"date":"2009-11-05T12:06:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-05T17:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/senior-obama-justice-department-official-employment-non-discrimination-act-a-top-legislative-priority\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:11:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:11:33","slug":"senior-obama-justice-department-official-employment-non-discrimination-act-a-top-legislative-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/senior-obama-justice-department-official-employment-non-discrimination-act-a-top-legislative-priority\/","title":{"rendered":"Alto funcionario del Departamento de Justicia de Obama: La Ley de No Discriminaci\u00f3n en el Empleo es una \u201cprioridad legislativa m\u00e1xima\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON DC<\/strong> \u2013 El Fiscal General Adjunto Tom P\u00e9rez hoy
\nafirm\u00f3 que la Ley de No Discriminaci\u00f3n en el Empleo (ENDA) es un \u201ctop legislativo
\nprioridad\u201d de la Administraci\u00f3n Obama. El comentario se produjo durante un saludo,
\nLa audiencia del Comit\u00e9 de Educaci\u00f3n, Trabajo y Pensiones (HELP) se centr\u00f3 en la
\nlegislaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

El senador de Oreg\u00f3n, Jeff Merkley, principal copatrocinador del Senado.
\nde ENDA, aplaudi\u00f3 el comentario como un importante respaldo a los esfuerzos del Senado
\naprobar una versi\u00f3n totalmente inclusiva del proyecto de ley.<\/p>\n

\n

\u201cHoy hemos dado dos pasos importantes hacia ENDA. 
\nPrimero, celebramos la primera audiencia en el Senado sobre este proyecto de ley en siete a\u00f1os, y la
\nprimera audiencia en el Senado sobre una versi\u00f3n totalmente inclusiva del proyecto de ley. 
\nEn segundo lugar, la administraci\u00f3n Obama ha hecho una importante declaraci\u00f3n p\u00fablica en apoyo
\nde nuestros esfuerzos. Con el respaldo de la Casa Blanca y un apoyo creciente
\nen el Senado y la C\u00e1mara, soy optimista en cuanto a que podemos poner fin a la discriminaci\u00f3n en
\nel lugar de trabajo sobre la base de la identidad de g\u00e9nero y la orientaci\u00f3n sexual\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

La Ley de No Discriminaci\u00f3n en el Empleo de 2009 prohibir\u00eda
\nempleadores, agencias de empleo, organizaciones laborales y asociaciones sindicales
\ncomit\u00e9s despidan, se nieguen a contratar o discriminen a aquellos
\nempleados o buscando empleo, sobre la base de su desempe\u00f1o percibido o real
\norientaci\u00f3n sexual o identidad de g\u00e9nero. Estas protecciones ya est\u00e1n en vigor
\nlugar que proh\u00edbe la discriminaci\u00f3n por motivos de raza, religi\u00f3n, g\u00e9nero, nacionalidad
\norigen, edad y discapacidad. La legislaci\u00f3n se introdujo a principios de este
\na\u00f1o por los senadores Merkley y Susan Collins (R-ME).<\/p>\n

Durante el testimonio ante el Comit\u00e9 HELP hoy, P\u00e9rez
\ndijo: \u201cHemos llegado demasiado lejos en la lucha por la igualdad de justicia ante la ley como para
\npermanecer en silencio cuando nuestros hermanos y hermanas LGBT siguen siendo maltratados y
\nexcluidos por razones que no tienen absolutamente nada que ver con sus habilidades y
\ncapacidad y todo lo que tenga que ver con mitos, estereotipos y prejuicios. Y
\nPor esta raz\u00f3n, la aprobaci\u00f3n de ENDA es una m\u00e1xima prioridad legislativa para el
\nAdministraci\u00f3n de Obama."<\/p>\n

\n

\u201cEstoy encantado de contar con este destacado respaldo de ENDA.
\ndel principal abogado de derechos civiles de la administraci\u00f3n Obama\u201d, dijo
\nMerkley. \u201cCada vez escuchamos m\u00e1s a empresas, l\u00edderes c\u00edvicos y
\ngrupos comunitarios que respaldan a ENDA porque es una cuesti\u00f3n de simple
\njusticia que permitamos a cada estadounidense el derecho a ganarse la vida. All\u00e1
\nNo hay igualdad de oportunidades en Estados Unidos hasta que no haya igualdad de oportunidades.
\nen el empleo. La discriminaci\u00f3n es simplemente incorrecta\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

ENDA cuenta actualmente con el apoyo de 42 copatrocinadores del Senado,
\nincluidos Merkley y Collins. Otros copatrocinadores son: Mayor\u00eda Asistente
\nL\u00edder Richard Durbin, Presidente del Comit\u00e9 HELP Tom Harkin, Senadores Daniel
\nAkaka (HI), Michael Bennet (CO), Jeff Bingaman (NM), Barbara Boxer (CA),
\nSherrod Brown (OH), Roland Burris (IL), Maria Cantwell (WA), Ben Cardin (MD),
\nBob Casey (PA), Chris Dodd (CT), Russ Feingold (WI), Diane Feinstein (CA), Al
\nFranken (MN), Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), Daniel Inouye (HI), John Kerry (MA),
\nPaul Kirk (MA), Amy Klobuchar (MN), Herb Kohl (WI), Mary Landrieu (LA), Frank
\nLautenberg (Nueva Jersey), Patrick Leahy (VT), Carl Levin (MI), Joe Lieberman (CT),
\nRobert Men\u00e9ndez (Nueva Jersey), Barbara Mikulski (MD), Patty Murray (WA), Jack Reed (RI),
\nBernie Sanders (VT), Chuck Schumer (NY), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Olympia Snowe
\n(ME), Arlen Spectre (PA), Debbie Stabenow (MI), Mark Udall (CO), Tom Udall
\n(Nuevo M\u00e9xico), Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) y Ron Wyden (OR).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON, DC – Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez today stated that the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is a “top legislative priority” of the Obama Administration.  The remark came during a Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing focused on the legislation. 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