President Joe Biden visited Austin on Monday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

President Joe Biden will visit Texas this week to mark a historic anniversary in American history.

President Joe Biden will visit Austin next Monday, his first trip to Texas since the president announced he would not seek reelection in November.

A group of worker advocacy organizations has filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleging that meat processing companies Tyson and JBS have engaged in workplace racial discrimination during the coronavirus pandemic. The complaint alleges the companies adopted polices that reject U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance on distancing and protective gear on meat processing lines. The complaint says the operating procedures have a discriminatory impact on mostly Black, Latino, and Asian workers. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, file)Several worker advocacy organizations have filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleging that meat processing companies Tyson and JBS have engaged in racial discrimination during the coronavirus pandemic. Tyson has received more than $109 million from USDA programs this year and JBS more than $45 million, the complaint said.

Dress codes and uniforms can present challenges for transgender employees. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)NEW YORK Even with this weeks Supreme Court ruling, the workplace will be far from equal for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. Thats not to diminish the significance of the Supreme Court ruling, which some advocates say was an even bigger deal for LGBTQ Americans than marriage equality. Another 22 states have laws that cover workers at employers with at least two employees or more. UNIFORMSDress codes and uniforms can present challenges for transgender employees.

WASHINGTON The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay and lesbian people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court. The court decided by a 6-3 vote that a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 known as Title VII that bars job discrimination because of sex, among other reasons, encompasses bias against gay and lesbian workers. A ruling on similar protections for transgender people is expected soon.