Discrimination & Harassment

Transgender

The lawyers at Outten & Golden have extensive experience representing individuals who have been discriminated against or harassed because of their gender identity & gender expression and transgender identity.

Individuals who identify as transgender may be targets of discrimination and harassment in the workplace because of their transgender identity or gender identity and gender expression. Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act outlaws same-sex sexual harassment based on gender stereotypes, and may also prohibit discrimination and harassment motivated by a person’s gender identity and gender expression, and identity as a transgender person.

The attorneys at Outten & Golden are at the forefront of pushing for greater protections under existing statutes and the passage of federal and local laws that would explicitly cover individuals who are discriminated against because they identify as transgender.

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A Supreme Court Remade By Trump To Decide Crucial Gay Rights Case

Huffington Post - Emily Peck

A Supreme Court remade by Donald Trump said on Monday that it would hear a major LGBTQ rights case, giving the White House a possible assist in its ongoing assault on gay and transgender rights.

The court said it would consider three cases that look at whether Title VII, the federal civil rights law that prohibits workplace discrimination, applies to LGBTQ workers.

EEOC's Trans Bias Win Exposes Shakiness Of RFRA Defense

Law360—Vin Gurrieri

The Sixth Circuit’s groundbreaking decision Wednesday that a funeral home owner’s religious beliefs didn't shield him from a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming he illegally fired a transgender employee serves as a clear warning to employers that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act is a questionable tool to defend against trans discrimination suits, experts say.

In its ruling, the Sixth Circuit held that R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. violated Title VII by firing funeral director Aimee Stephens after she informed owner Thomas Rost that she was...