Dear Littler: We have a transgender employee at work, Sarah, who identifies and presents as a female. She is in the process of transitioning and still occasionally exhibits traditionally “male” physical attributes. A client...more
3/22/2017
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Restrooms ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
OSHA ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published its Final Rule implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of, among other grounds, sex in...more
6/22/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Discrimination ,
Final Rules ,
Gender Identity ,
Health Insurance ,
LGBTQ ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
Section 1557 ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Transgender
Approximately one week before changes to Charlotte’s non-discrimination ordinances were to take effect, the State of North Carolina enacted a law that not only invalidates the amendments, but also has broader implications for...more
On October 6, 2015, California's Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 358, legislation intended to increase wage transparency and which will make it more difficult for an employer to defend against...more
10/6/2015
/ Compliance ,
Discrimination ,
DLSE ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Lost Wages ,
Retaliation ,
Transparency Directive ,
Wage and Hour
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court decided what the definition of a "supervisor" is for purposes of assessing liability for unlawful harassment under Title VII. The Court ruled that an employer will be vicariously...more