6th Circuit: Bias Against Transgender Employees Is Protected Under Title VII

Mealey's (March 8, 2018, 11:16 AM EST) -- CINCINNATI — It is illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to discriminate against employees due to their failure to conform with gender stereotypes or due to their transgender or transitioning status, a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled March 7 (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc., No. 16-2424, 6th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 5720)....