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Occasional Use of Wrong Pronouns Does Not Create Harassment Claim for Transgender Employee

Employees who transition genders may ask their employer and co-workers to begin addressing them with names and pronouns associated with that different gender. On September 17, a federal district court in Maryland (which, along with North Carolina and...
By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/occasional-use-of-wrong-pronouns-does-48845/

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