US EditionFederal judge strikes down workplace protections for transgender workers
- Federal Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk struck down the EEOC's workplace harassment guidance on Thursday in Texas.
- The challenge arose because the guidance, updated under President Biden in April 2023, extended protections to gender identity and sexual orientation, which Texas and the Heritage Foundation disputed as exceeding EEOC authority.
- The EEOC guidance addressed issues like using incorrect pronouns, bathroom access, and clothing aligned with gender identity as possible harassment forms, following a 2020 Supreme Court ruling protecting LGBTQ employment rights.
- Kacsmaryk argued that the guidance imposes enforceable requirements on employers with potential legal repercussions for noncompliance, asserting that it contradicts the language and established interpretation of Title VII and emphasizing that the law does not mandate disregarding biological distinctions between men and women.
- The ruling, praised by the Heritage Foundation but condemned by the National Women's Law Center as contrary to Supreme Court precedent, does not change the law but may hinder enforcement of LGBTQ workplace protections.
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US federal judge invalidates EEOC transgender protection policy
A Texas federal judge struck down the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) transgender employee protection policy on Thursday, stating the policy contradicts the plain text of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas said that Congress is the entity that can add amendments to the US Constitution and that the EEOC cannot. He referenced the conclusion the US Sup…
Judge Strikes Down Biden-Era Employment Discrimination Guidance on Gender Identity
A federal judge in Texas on May 15 vacated portions of the Biden-era enforcement guidance on workplace harassment that pertained to gender-based discrimination. The decision stemmed from a lawsuit filed in August 2024 by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the Heritage Foundation, which sought to prevent the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from enforcing guidelines that require employers to use preferred pronouns and eliminate s…
Federal judge strikes down workplace protections for transgender workers - The Boston Globe
The decision marks the latest blow to workplace protections for transgender workers following President Trump’s executive order declaring that the government would recognize only two “immutable” sexes.
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