By Sam Schwartz-Fenwick and Lucas Deloach

Seyfarth Synopsis: To the surprise of many, the EEOC is not retreating from the argument first made by the Obama administration that Title VII forbids employment discrimination based on gender identity.

In EEOC v. R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc., Aimee Stephens, a transgender woman, informed her employer, a funeral home,
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By Laura J. Maechtlen and Craig B. Simonsen

A transgender woman filed a complaint last week against a large healthcare employer alleging sex discrimination in violation of Title VII.

The complainant seeks, among other things, a permanent injunction against the employer from engaging in the “unlawful conduct of discriminating against employees who have undergone, or are undergoing, a gender transition.”
Continue Reading Implications for Employers In Navigating Transgender Employee Requests For Access To Employer Facilities