5th Circuit Upholds Ruling For Employer In Transgender Bias Suit

Mealey's (February 7, 2019, 12:00 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Feb. 6 affirmed a trial court’s ruling for an employer in a lawsuit by a job candidate alleging transgender discrimination, finding that the employer offered a non-discriminatory reason for revoking a job offer, but the majority noted that the district court erred when it stated that the Fifth Circuit has not yet addressed transgender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Nicole C. Wittmer v. Phillips 66 Company, No. 18-20251, 5th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 3731)....