HRC continues to fight for trans rights in Massachusetts
July 16, 2009
On July 14th, the Massachusetts Joint Committee of the Judiciary heard public comment on H 1728/S 1687, An Act Relative to Gender-Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes. The bill would add Massachusetts to 13 other states, Washington D.C., and 108 counties and cities
Continue Reading ►FedEx Becomes Latest Fortune 100 to Protect Transgender Employees
July 14, 2009
More great LGBT news from mid-America. Memphis-based FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) -- the world's largest express transportation provider which reaches even the most remote corners of the country -- now prohibits discrimination against transgender employees. Earlier this year, NorthStar Asset Management, an investment fund manager, proposed a shareholder resolution to add gender identity to FedEx's corporate non-discrimination policies.
Continue Reading ►DOJ Won’t Appeal Transgender Discrimination Decision
July 1, 2009
We learned today of a decision by the U.S. Department of Justice not to appeal an earlier court decision in Schroer v. Billington, in which a federal district court concluded that Library of Congress officials violated federal sex discrimination law when they withdrew a job offer from Diane Schroer - a transgender woman - because she was transitioning.
Continue Reading ►HRC Business Council Member Meghan Stabler Profiled in The Glass Hammer
June 30, 2009
The Glass Hammer -- the blog and online community for women executives in finance, law, technology and big business -- today profiles HRC Business Council Member Meghan Stabler about transitioning on the job.
Continue Reading ►Equality Mag interview with Kim Coco Iwamoto
May 19, 2009
The latest issue of HRC's Equality magazine is hitting mailboxes across the country now - with articles on HRC's interactive "End the Lies" website, a new report on LGBT employees in the closet and the myths & realities about change on the Supreme Court.
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