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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

EEOC backtracks on transgender, pregnancy; full speed ahead against “anti-American” bias

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 2/21/2025

I reported a few weeks ago that President Trump fired two Democratic Commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (former Chair Charlotte Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels). He appointed Commissioner Andrea Lucas...more

What You Need to Know About Accommodating Transgender Employees

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 6/17/2015

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that all employers covered by the OSH Act provide employees with sanitary toilet facilities so that employees will not suffer adverse health effects if toilets...more

OSHA’s New Guidance on Transgender Restroom Access: What Employers Need to Know

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/15/2015

On June 1, 2015, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued guidance on the best practices for providing restroom access to transgender workers. The guidance’s core principle is...more

EEOC Sues Two Employers for Terminating Transgendered Employees

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 10/6/2014

Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed two potentially landmark lawsuits against employers accused of terminating employees undergoing gender reassignment procedures. The EEOC alleges that the...more

Houston Passes Controversial Anti-Discrimination Ordinance

Cozen O'Connor on 6/4/2014

Late in the evening on May 28th, the Houston City Council passed a city ordinance that prohibits discrimination against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or trans-gender status. ...more

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