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On August 23, 2016, eight plaintiffs jointly sued the federal Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) disputing the definition of the term “sex” in recent HHS regulations implementing the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”) non-discrimination provisions. A link to the Complaint is here.  The HHS regulations, which, among other things, protect patients who receive... READ MORE

On August 18, 2016, Judge Sean F. Cox in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ruled that a funeral home business did not violate the law when it terminated a transgender employee who wished to dress as a woman. This decision is significant because it is one of the first... READ MORE

“Your leadership style is not in accordance with company practices.” This is what an HR Director was told when he was terminated after his company learned that he was “stressing out” two of his assistant HR managers.  The tense work environment that he created caused both managers to seek counseling and each had begun... READ MORE

Previous blog posts have highlighted the importance of analyzing, for purposes of both day-to-day operations and litigation strategy considerations, whether, as an initial matter, an individual can even invoke the anti-discrimination protections available under certain federal employment laws (e.g., Title VII, ADA, ADEA, ERISA). For example, our May 11, 2012 post analyzed whether a... READ MORE