{"id":6952,"date":"2009-11-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-05T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/white-house-boosts-merkleys-anti-discrimination-bill\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:11:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:11:33","slug":"white-house-boosts-merkleys-anti-discrimination-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/white-house-boosts-merkleys-anti-discrimination-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"La Casa Blanca impulsa el proyecto de ley contra la discriminaci\u00f3n de Merkley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>WASHINGTON<\/strong> \u2014 El gobierno de Obama respald\u00f3 el jueves protecciones a gran escala para los trabajadores homosexuales y transg\u00e9nero contra la discriminaci\u00f3n laboral, dando un gran impulso a la legislaci\u00f3n redactada por Se. Jeff Merkley que se basa en protecciones similares que se ofrecen en Oreg\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cA ning\u00fan estadounidense se le debe negar un trabajo o la oportunidad de obtener promociones, aumentos de sueldo y otros beneficios laborales debido a su orientaci\u00f3n sexual o identidad de g\u00e9nero, que no tienen relaci\u00f3n con el desempe\u00f1o laboral\u201d, Thomas P\u00e9rez, fiscal general adjunto de asuntos civiles. dijo a un panel del Senado.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cNadie debe ser despedido por ser gay, lesbiana, bisexual o transg\u00e9nero. Punto\u201d, dijo P\u00e9rez al Comit\u00e9 de Salud, Educaci\u00f3n, Trabajo y Pensiones del Senado. Agreg\u00f3: \u201cEsta es una de las principales prioridades legislativas para la administraci\u00f3n de Obama\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">El proyecto de ley ofrecido por Merkley es la \u00faltima versi\u00f3n de una legislaci\u00f3n presentada originalmente en 1994 por el difunto senador Edward Kennedy. El proyecto de ley de Merkley se basa en gran medida en uno que ayud\u00f3 a aprobar en Oreg\u00f3n en 2007 que brinda protecci\u00f3n contra la discriminaci\u00f3n laboral.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12pt;\">Prohibir\u00eda a los empleadores, las agencias de empleo y las organizaciones laborales despedir, negarse a contratar o discriminar a las personas empleadas o que buscan empleo, sobre la base de su orientaci\u00f3n sexual o identidad de g\u00e9nero percibida o real. Dichas protecciones ya existen y proh\u00edben la discriminaci\u00f3n por motivos de raza, religi\u00f3n, g\u00e9nero, origen nacional, edad y discapacidad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Si bien se introdujo una legislaci\u00f3n similar en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, las objeciones de grupos empresariales y religiosos la han descarrilado. Este a\u00f1o, sin embargo, Merkley y otros legisladores creen que tienen tanto los votos como el apoyo p\u00fablico necesarios para la aprobaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cLa discriminaci\u00f3n simplemente est\u00e1 mal\u201d, dijo Merkley. \u201cEste proyecto de ley nos da un gran paso hacia la igualdad en Estados Unidos\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"Javascript:openWin('http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/politics\/index.ssf\/2009\/11\/white_house_gives_boost_to_mer.html');\"><strong>Leer m\u00e1s-&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON &#8212; The Obama Administration Thursday endorsed full-scale protections for gay and transgender workers from job discrimination, giving a major boost to legislation written by Se. 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