Federal Judge Keeps Transgender Discrimination Case Against Christian-Owned Firm Alive
The judge said a jury could find the coverage exclusion was discriminatory, but dismissed the disability claim and rejected Turbocam’s religious-freedom defense.
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Federal Judge Keeps Transgender Discrimination Case Against Christian-Owned Firm Alive
A US judge has allowed Lillian Bernier's Title VII discrimination claim against Turbocam to proceed, while dismissing her separate disability claim over excluded gender-affirming healthcare.
Federal judge refuses to accept Christian beliefs as excuse for company’s anti-trans discrimination
A federal judge ruled on September 28 that a Christian-owned machine parts manufacturer in New Hampshire can’t dismiss a transgender employee’s discrimination lawsuit under a religious exemption claim. However, the judge also dismissed the employee’s claim that the company’s refusal to cover her gender-affirming healthcare illegally discriminated against her disability. Lillian Bernier began working for Turbocam International — a company that ma…
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