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Title: Religion does not justify firing a transgender employee, appeals court rules
Post by: Paige on March 09, 2018, 03:06:01 PM
Post by: Paige on March 09, 2018, 03:06:01 PM
Religion does not justify firing a transgender employee, appeals court rules
A funeral home director can't fire a trans employee because of his religious beliefs.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit handed down a massive victory for transgender worker. Title VII's nondiscrimination protections on the basis of sex, the court ruled, necessarily protect people on account of their gender identity as well.....
https://thinkprogress.org/sixth-circuit-transgender-discrimination-153e782d619f/
Think Progress/