Labor/Employment
Feb. 20, 2016
State agency issues workplace guidelines to protect transgender people
Lawyers say guidance moves ball forward in codifying transgender rights under civil rights law
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The state agency that polices workplace discrimination issued guidelines on Wednesday regarding transgender employee's rights, a move that could increase litigation on the emerging civil rights topic.
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing guidance is not new law, noted Jason A. Geller, an employment defense lawyer at Fisher & Phillips LLP, but, "It's persuasive authority, meaning from ...
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