Texas Federal Judge Dismisses Remaining Bias Claim In Gender Dysphoria Suit

Mealey's (January 29, 2018, 2:37 PM EST) -- DALLAS — A Texas federal judge on Jan. 26 dismissed the remaining discrimination claim in a disability claimant’s suit seeking benefits under a short-term disability (STD) plan for breast augmentation surgery to treat the illness of gender dysphoria after determining that the claimant failed to prove that the employer discriminated against her under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Charlize Marie Baker v. Aetna Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 15-3679, N.D. Texas; 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12854)....