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: Increasingly, courts have held that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity violates Title VII. Federal district courts in Nevada and Pennsylvania have recently joined their...more
12/6/2016
/ Appeals ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Identity ,
Hostile Environment ,
School Restrooms ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Wrongful Termination
Be careful what you ask for. The Plaintiff in a recent case from the Central District of California learned that lesson when the Plan’s re-evaluation of her claim for benefits revealed that she was apparently working as a...more
11/11/2016
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Appeals ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Denial of Benefits ,
Disability Benefits ,
Evidence ,
IMDB ,
LinkedIn ,
Pensions ,
Plan Administrators ,
Screen Actors Guild ,
Social Media ,
Standard of Review ,
Standing
Seyfarth Synopsis: A Seventh Circuit panel’s ruling that Title VII does not cover claims of sexual orientation discrimination will be heard en banc by the Circuit. Whether an en banc ruling affirms or reverses the panel’s...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Court excludes evidence of Social Security disability award issued after the final decision issued on plaintiff’s claim for plan disability benefits. The decision accentuates the importance of fighting to...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Fourth Circuit in a case of first impression held that Title IX entitles transgender students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity. Though that ruling only discusses Title IX, the...more
5/4/2016
/ Appeals ,
Department of Education ,
Equal Protection ,
Gender Identity ,
Public Schools ,
Reversal ,
School Restrooms ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Transgender