. . . Court also rejects retaliation claim based on alleged female stereotype . . .
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits sex discrimination when a female is subjected to treatment that puts her at a disadvantage when compared to similarly situated males. But does Title VII provide protection when a female...
There has been a push in recent years to provide homosexual, bisexual, and transsexual individuals with protection against discrimination. Certain states have enacted antidiscrimination laws that apply to these groups. In other states, like Michigan, sexual orientation discrimination is prohibited only in certain municipalities....
<i>On September 9, the Maryland Court of Appeals gave the green light to Montgomery County's controversial new transgender bias law.</i> <i> Background </i> The legislation, which prohibits discrimination against transgendered individuals in housing, employment, public accommodations, and other areas,...
An employer takes a big legal risk when it makes employment decisions based on a person's gender identity. In recent years, a growing number of state and local laws prohibiting discrimination based on transsexuality, transgender status, and other gender-identity traits have been adopted. But federal employment discrimination law...
You should always be on your toes when a court in the same federal circuit seems to acknowledge a new legal claim that employees can launch against you. That's why we've been watching a case in the federal district court in Maine ever since the court refused to dismiss an employee's claim that she was a victim of "family...
In March, we wrote about a case based on a theory that's been getting a lot of attention since the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued guidance on it about a year ago. We'd actually already written about the Chadwick v. Wellpoint, Inc., case when it first came before the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine and...
In July 2007, we wrote about guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) addressing family responsibility discrimination as a form of gender discrimination (see "EEOC tackles work-life balance in new guidance," pg. 3). The following month, we wrote about a case filed in the U.S. District Court for the...
A bill seeking to add "gender identity or expression" to the list of protected characteristics in Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 151B is currently pending in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. HR No. 1722 defines "gender identity or expression" as "a gender-related identity, appearance, expression, or behavior of an...
As a result of a recent amendment, "gender identity or expression" is now a protected category under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD).
Background
On June 17, an amendment to the NJLAD took effect that makes discrimination and harassment on the basis of an individual's gender identity or...
How should you respond when one of your male employees reveals that he is truly a woman and plans to physically transition into one? Is the employee protected by the antidiscrimination laws or merely left to hope that he has an understanding employer? Gender identity disorder is a medically recognized condition in which a...
