On June 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors does not classify on the basis of sex in ways that would require heightened scrutiny under the Equal...more
Employers are facing increasing - and conflicting - pressures over health plan coverage of puberty-blocking medications used to treat some minors for gender dysphoria. Several states have restricted the use of...more
9/27/2022
/ Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Child Abuse ,
Child Protective Services ,
Corporate Equality Index (CEI) ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Gender Dysphoria ,
Health Insurance ,
Human Rights ,
Minors ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
A federal court ruling staying key parts of new Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulations in light of the landmark Supreme Court of the United States ruling on sexual orientation and gender identity will provide little certainty...more
Most employer-sponsored health plans will be exempt from the primary Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision governing race, color, age, sex, disability, and national origin discrimination under new final rules issued by the U.S....more