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Attorneys general from 18 Republican-led states are suing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Department of Justice over new enforcement guidance on workplace harassment to protect transgender workers.
The EEOC in April expanded worker harassment protections to LGBTQ+ workers, citing a 2020 Supreme Court ruling that found that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity qualifies as workplace discrimination violating Title VII. The EEOC stated among its new guidance that employers must use employees’ preferred pronouns and allow them to use the restroom that corresponds with their gender identity, or potentially face harassment or discrimination claims.
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