DOL Issues Guidance on Workplace Protections to Include Transgender Employees of Federal Contractors
Sex-based discrimination protections include employees of federal contractors who identify as transgender
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With Latest Attack, HRC Renews Call for Stronger Efforts to Protect Transgender Women
WASHINGTON – In response to the violent attack of a 15-year old transgender teenager on the DC metro this week, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has renewed calls for stronger…
HRC Calls for Stronger Laws and Increased Protection of Transgender Women
WASHINGTON – In response to the discovery of 26-year-old Mia Henderson's body in West Baltimore, the sixth transgender woman of color murdered this year - the Human Rights Campaign (HRC)…
HRC Statement on the LGBT Executive Orders to be Signed Monday
WASHINGTON – Following the news that President Obama will sign executive orders Monday outlawing anti-LGBT discrimination among federal contractors and federal employees, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Chad Griffin issued…
Labor Department to Protect Transgender Workers from Employment Discrimination
WASHINGTON - Yesterday the Department of Labor announced that it would be updating enforcement protocols and anti-discrimination guidance clarifying the reach of the federal non-discrimination laws enforced by the Department…
President Obama Announces Executive Order Banning Gender Identity Discrimination for Fed. Employees
WASHINGTON – Tonight at the White House LGBT Pride Reception, President Obama announced he would be issuing an executive order to protect transgender federal employees from workplace discrimination. Once issued,…
HRC Statement on the Supreme Court Ruling in Hobby Lobby
WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in two cases, collectively known as the Hobby Lobby case, in which the Justices were asked to decide whether requiring…
Federal Employee Health Plans Will No Longer Exclude Transition-Related Health Services
OPM announces crucial step to ensure medically necessary healthcare is afforded to all federal workers regardless of gender identity
HRC Praises Hagel for Comments on Transgender Service Regulations
WASHINGTON – Today on ABC’s "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, in response to a question about military health regulations which effectively bar military service by…
U.S. Dept. of Education: Transgender Students Protected Under Title IX
WASHINGTON – Today the U.S Department of Education issued guidance clarifying that federal Title IX prohibits discrimination against transgender students. The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual…
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