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Texas Judge Strikes EEOC Guidance Protecting Transgender Employees

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A federal judge in Texas issued a decision on May 15, 2025, striking down portions of the EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance on protections against employment discrimination based on gender identity and/or sexual orientation....more

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U.S. Attorney General Issues Memorandum to DOJ Regarding Enforcement of Prohibitions on Healthcare for Transgender Children

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On April 22, 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi released a memorandum outlining new Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement measures aimed at limiting gender-affirming care for transgender youth (the Memorandum).1 The AG...more

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EEOC Guidance on Transgender Workers in Flux in Wake of District Court Opinion, While EEOC Continues to Lack Quorum

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On May 15, 2025, a District Court struck portions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) 2024 guidance pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity under Title VII....more

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Court scraps EEOC guidance on pronouns, restrooms, and dress

Don't expect the EEOC to appeal. In April 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. The Enforcement Guidance addressed, among other things, harassment...more

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Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Memo Concerning Healthcare Treatment for Transgender Minors: Implications for Providers

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Recently, Attorney General Pam Bondi purportedly issued an internal memorandum in response to Executive Order 14187 (“Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation”) concerning the treatment of transgender minors...more

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Federal District Court Vacates EEOC Guidance on Transgender Workplace Protections

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On May 15, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) overstepped its authority by issuing guidance that extended certain workplace...more

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Federal Judge Scraps Biden EEOC’s Gender Identity Guidance: Here’s What It Means for the Workplace

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A federal judge in Texas just ruled that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) exceeded its authority by issuing enforcement guidance requiring bathroom, dress, and pronoun accommodations. In Thursday’s order...more

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New (Old) Battlegrounds: The Administration’s Targeting of Transgender Rights

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Within the last two months, both the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the armed services have followed Trump Administration directives to narrow or eliminate protections for transgender individuals....more

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Minnesota Sues President Trump to Prevent Enforcement of Executive Orders that Seek to Restrict Rights of Transgender People

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On April 22, 2025, the state of Minnesota filed a lawsuit against President Trump, asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota to declare two Executive Orders issued by President Trump unlawful and to enjoin...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Recent Legal and Regulatory Developments Involving Gender-Affirming Care

On January 28, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14187 (the “EO”), which directed the federal government to take steps to ensure that the federal government does not “sponsor, promote, assist, or support” the...more

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Trump Administration Sharpens Focus on Title IX: Joint DOJ-ED Special Investigations Team to Tackle "Gender Ideology"

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Last month, the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Education (ED) announced the creation of a joint Special Investigations Team (SIT) to streamline Title IX investigations....more

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Attorney General Issues Guidance to U.S. Department of Justice Regarding Transgender Healthcare for Children

On April 22, 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum entitled “Preventing the Mutilation of American Children” (“the AG Memorandum”)....more

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New York Note: City Legislation, Migrant Relocation, Rikers ICE Office

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NYC Council Passes and Introduces Legislation - Last Thursday, the NYC Council convened a Stated meeting, where they passed and introduced multiple pieces of legislation. The Council passed a slate of bills aimed at...more

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Definition of "Woman” in the Equality Act, Guidance on Conduct Dismissals, and a News Roundup - UK HR Two Minute Monthly: April...

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Our employment law update for April covers the Supreme Court decision the correct definition of “sex” and “woman” in the Equality Act and a Court of Appeal decision providing guidelines on gross misconduct dismissals....more

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Client Alert: Title IX vs. States' Rights: Who Will Win?

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Since January, multiple fundamental developments have dramatically altered the Title IX landscape, signaling a seismic shift in its interpretation and enforcement. These developments include a rapidly escalating and public...more

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Client Alert: What’s to Become of Title IX?

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Since January, multiple fundamental developments have dramatically altered the Title IX landscape, signaling a seismic shift in its interpretation and enforcement. These developments include a rapidly escalating and public...more

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Federal Officials Launch Title IX Special Investigations Team – The 5 Things Higher Education Institutions Need to Do

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The federal government just took a dramatic step to reshape Title IX enforcement – one that should prompt immediate action from all colleges and universities. On April 4, the U.S. Department of Education and Department of...more

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Institutions’ Title IX Compliance Under the Microscope: DOJ, ED Form Special Investigations Team to Enforce Gender Ideology EOs

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Institutions should carefully review their policies and practices now that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Education (ED) have recently formed a special investigations team to increase and prioritize...more

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Gender and GDPR: does the right to rectification override civil registry records?

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It would seem that for the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the answer is yes – let’s dig into the CJEU decision on the case No. C-247/23, issued on the 13th of March. VP, an Iranian transgender refugee, had his...more

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California AB 2319 Expands Implicit Bias Training for Perinatal Care Providers

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California legislators enacted Assembly Bill (AB) 2319 last fall in a landmark attempt to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and infant healthcare by addressing implicit bias in pregnancy, childbirth, and...more

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Executive Order 14168’s Potential Impact on the Private Sector

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On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14168 titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” ...more

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So You’re Concerned About Losing Federal Funding: 3 Things Schools Should Do Right Now

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Many K-12 and institutes of higher education are concerned about the potential threat to their federal funding given recent changes to the way the government is interpreting existing federal law to achieve certain policy...more

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HHS’ Withdrawal of 2022 Guidance Raises Questions about Coverage for Gender-Affirming Care

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In a move with potentially significant implications for entities subject to the Affordable Care Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reversed course and now contends that Section 1557 of the Affordable...more

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The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, V 2, Issue 3, March 2025

Welcome to our third issue of 2025 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we look at the possible expiration of telehealth flexibilities for Medicare patients, the potential...more

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State of Maryland and Washington Federal Judges Enjoin Two of President Trump's Gender Identity Executive Orders

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As Justice Kennedy remarked in the landmark decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act: “The Constitution’s guarantee of equality ‘must at the very least mean that a bare [governmental] desire to harm a politically...more

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