Posted October 5, 2017 with Tags Sarah Riskin, sarah riskin attorney, gender identity discrimination
Despite Attorney General’s Memo, Employers Should Prohibit Gender Identity Discrimination
On October 4, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum that the Department of Justice is reversing its position with regards to discrimination on the basis of gender identity. Under the Obama administration, the Justice Department previously announced that it considered discrimination on the basis of gender identity to be a form of sex discrimination under Title VII.