by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 23, 2022 | ADA, gender identity, reasonable accommodation
On August 16th, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (the Fourth Circuit) ruled that gender dysphoria is a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Fourth Circuit hears appeals in the states of Maryland, North Carolina, South...
by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 2, 2022 | Discrimination, EEOC, gender identity, Title VII
Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (District Court) blocked the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from enforcing its guidance covering sexual orientation and transgender discrimination. Initially, the EEOC’s...
by PC Editorial Staff | Apr 6, 2022 | Biden Administration, EEOC, gender identity, LGBTQ
On March 31st, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it will add a non-binary gender option to its discrimination charge intake forms. Specifically, the non-binary gender “X” marker will be included in voluntary...
by PC Editorial Staff | Oct 26, 2021 | Biden Administration, Discrimination, gender identity, LGBTQ
The Biden Administration recently released a national gender equity and equality strategy to “advance the full participation of all people.” Generally, the White House believes that advancing gender equity and equality is fundamental to every individual’s: economic...
by Girish Anand | May 28, 2019 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, gender identity, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare, OCR
The Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) contains language prohibiting discrimination in health care based on sex, which was expanded under a 2016 rule by the Obama-era Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to include gender identity. Now the Trump HHS has...
by Girish Anand | Aug 4, 2016 | gender identity, U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has placed a temporary hold on a lower court order that okayed free choice of bathroom usage by transgender individuals. The action follows a ruling last week by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that voided the transgender rights...
