All people have the legal right to be in a workplace where they feel safe and comfortable. When you go to work, you want to be able to focus on your job and on being successful and productive, not on whether you will be made to feel embarrassed, isolated or ashamed by...
A transgender worker who was mistreated and ultimately fired by Woodbridge Group because she was transgender has been awarded $12.5 million. The employee, Kaila Alana Loyola, worked at Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC as a document processor. During that time, her...
Violence and discrimination against transgender people cannot be tolerated. But, unfortunately, we live in a world where ignorance, fear of the unknown, and discomfort with our own sexuality, has led to cruelty and abuse directed at one of the most vulnerable segments...
California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) offers plaintiffs many advantages over its federal counterpart, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. These advantages are particularly significant in the area of harassment. To begin with, Title VII does...
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) recently found that the Department of Army engaged in gender identity (transgender) discrimination against Tamara Lusardi, after Lusardi announced she was transitioning from male to female. The OSC is an independent federal...
There is so much ignorance and unfounded bias surrounding transgender discrimination that even experienced employment law attorneys may shy away from these cases. In a step forward for protecting the rights of persons born with gender identities not matching their...