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Exclusion for Gender Reassignment Surgery May Disadvantage a “Suspect Class”

Seyfarth Synopsis: In Toomey v. U of Arizona, No. 19-35 (D. Ar. June 24, 2019), the Magistrate Judge determined on a motion to dismiss that Title VII does not prohibit discrimination based on a person’s transgender status. However, she decided that...
By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/exclusion-for-gender-reassignment-81823/

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