In a widely awaited for decision, the Supreme Court in a 6-3 opinion authored by Justice Roberts held that a Tennessee law which prohibits certain medical treatments (puberty blockers and hormones) for transgender minors,...more
6/19/2025
/ Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Gender Identity ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Judicial Authority ,
LGBTQ ,
Minor Children ,
Patient Access ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
State Legislatures ,
Tennessee ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
United States v Skrmetti
Following through on a campaign theme focused on transgender issues and access to gender-affirming health care, on Friday, January 28, President Trump signed an Executive Order, titled “Protecting Children from Chemical and...more
2/12/2025
/ Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equal Access ,
Executive Orders ,
Gender Expression ,
Gender Identity ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Insurance Reform ,
LGBTQ ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Patient Access ,
Section 1557 ,
Transgender
The Trump Administration’s new Executive Order on “gender ideology extremism” signals a dramatic shift in federal policy that will impact workplace policies, benefits, and compliance obligations relating to transgender...more
1/22/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender Expression ,
Gender Identity ,
Labor Reform ,
LGBTQ ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the first case following the Department of Justice’s pronouncement that Title VII does not prohibit discrimination against transgender persons on the basis of gender identity, a court in the Western...more
11/2/2017
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Hostile Environment ,
LGBTQ ,
Protected Class ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Justice has reversed the previous Administration’s position on employment protections for transgender individuals, and issued a memorandum that will likely be relied on by private...more
10/12/2017
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
First Amendment ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
Seyfarth Synopsis: The first eight months of the new administration signals a retrenchment on the executive branch’s view of legal protections due LGBT individuals, including in employment....more
8/22/2017
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Military Service Members ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title IX ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 6, 2017, the Supreme Court remanded a highly anticipated transgender rights case back to the Court of Appeals after the Trump Administration withdrew Obama era guidance regarding the rights of...more
3/10/2017
/ American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ,
Appeals ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discrimination ,
Educational Institutions ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Gloucester County School Board v G.G. ,
LGBTQ ,
Remand ,
School Restrooms ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title IX ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Departments of Justice and Education jointly issued a “Dear Colleague” letter yesterday withdrawing and rescinding the Obama Administration’s prior guidance letters which instructed schools that...more
2/26/2017
/ Colleges ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Gender Identity ,
Gloucester County School Board v G.G. ,
LGBTQ ,
Obama Administration ,
Public Schools ,
School Restrooms ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities ,
Withdrawal
Seyfarth Synopsis: In State of Texas v. United States, a District Court issued a nationwide injunction to enjoin the Department of Education and Department of Justice from enforcing their guidelines on accommodations for...more
8/26/2016
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Gender Identity ,
Injunctions ,
Notice and Comment ,
School Restrooms ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Split of Authority ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Title VII ,
Transgender