ECJ rules against Polish workplace LGBTQ discrimination
By DW
12 January 2023 |
11:59 am
Judges in Luxembourg have ruled that employers cannot terminate contracts based on a person's sexual orientation. The European Court of Justice said a Polish court had made the wrong decision.
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