Federal court rules transgender people covered by law banning workplace sex bias
Source: The Hill
BY BRETT SAMUELS - 03/07/18 02:54 PM EST
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a federal law banning sex bias in the workplace applies to transgender workers.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes in Detroit violated Title VII when it fired a funeral director after she said she planned to transition from male to female.
Aimee Stephens, formerly known as Anthony Stephens, worked for the funeral home for several years. When she told the owner, Thomas Rost, she planned to transition, she was fired. Rost claimed employing Stephens would be a distraction to his customers and be an imposition upon his religious beliefs.
The court of appeals reversed a lower court ruling that favored Rost.
Read more: http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/377232-appeals-court-rules-transgender-workers-covered-by-law-banning-sex
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