August 20, 2014
VIDEO: Dept of Labor extends discrimination protection to trans federal employees
The US Department of Labor issued a guidance protecting transgender employees of federal contractors from discrimination.
Mia Macy
July 15, 2013
by Mari Haywood
WATCH: Center for American Progress highlights need for ENDA in video series
A video series from the Center for American Progress brings attention to ENDA by featuring stories like that of Mia Macy, a transgender woman who was refused employment at a federal agency.
May 21, 2012
EEOC Inclusion of Transgender Employees Under Civil Rights Act Takes Effect Today
“This is a historic day for human rights in the United States…starting today transgender and gender non-conforming people now have legal recourse if they face discrimination on the job," said Masen Davis, executive director of the Transgender Law Center (TLC). "We no longer have to be silent when we are fired or not hired simply for being who we are.”
April 24, 2012
EEOC Says Transgender Federal Employees Covered by Civil Rights Act
On April 20, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), an agency of the United States Government that oversees federal employment discrimination, issued an official opinion stating that employment discrimination against transgender Americans violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
