Judge Dismisses Title VII ACA Discrimination Claim Against Insurer

(November 30, 2017, 4:24 PM EST) -- MADISON, Wis. — The Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to employers and their agents, making it an inappropriate vehicle for the pursuit of claims that an insurer allegedly discriminated against transgender individuals when it denied coverage for gender dysphoria and related procedures, a federal judge in Wisconsin held Nov. 20 (Alina Boyden and Shannon Andrews v. State of Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds, et al., No. 17-264, W.D. Wis., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 191306)....

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