Workplace discrimination laws evolving
A large technology company has agreed to pay $110,000 to settle a transgender discrimination claim by a former employee, highlighting the evolving workplace discrimination laws affecting LGBT workers.
Even the federal government – the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) – is taking opposite views on whether sexual orientation and gender identity are protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
In this case, the settlement with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey involves a transgender woman, who was subjected to a hostile work environment because of her sex and gender identity. The former employee also claims she was denied job opportunities and then retaliated against for complaining of discrimination. Read On