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Information on transgender protections specific to each country's laws and court cases is sparse. While some countries provide legal protections for transgender people, businesses can and should extend protections for transgender employees to their global operations. As in the United States, international transgender issues are rapidly evolving.
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation created Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace to provide human resource and other employment professionals with an overview of the legal and other issues encompassing transgender inclusion, as well as the best practices that leading U.S. businesses utilize today — from discrimination and benefits policies to internal practices that reflect how gender is expressed and integrated in the workplace.
Federal sex discrimination law, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, has historically been interpreted to exclude transgender workers. While some recent legal developments have challenged that understanding, protection for transgender workers under Title VII remains unsettled.
With few exceptions, employers do not need to know about a transgender employee's medical treatments beyond planning for potential medical leave for transitioning employees. However, some detailed conversations may become necessary in the process of attaining adequate insurance coverage from an employee health plan.
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