Columbus company helps transgender worker make transition

[theHandpuppet]

Columbus company helps transgender worker make transition
The Columbus Dispatch
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2013/08/01/columbus-company-helps-transgender-worker-make-transition.html

(I can only post a short excerpt here.)

At Resource, that was definitely OK. For decades, the marketing company has been in the forefront in dealing with such issues. Resource was one of the first in Ohio to offer same-sex partner benefits; and in 2007, Kramer testified in front of Congress in support of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA.

This revelation was entirely new ground, however, and Moss didn’t know if anyone had ever presented a similar case.

Legally, he was in somewhat murky territory. Transgender status is not explicitly protected under federal or Ohio anti-discrimination laws, said Jim Petrie, chairman of Bricker & Eckler’s labor & employment practice group.

However, “the U.S. 6th Circuit has held that persons identified as transgendered may be protected under Title VII if the employer discriminates against them based on their inability to conform to sex stereotypes,” Petrie said. “Moreover, a Columbus city ordinance expressly prohibits employers from discriminating against a person because of his/her gender identity or expression."

[theHandpuppet]

1. I'd also suggest reading some of the responses to the article

Some are very supportive whilst there are the usual incoherent nutbags who also show up. Need to add more positive comments!