Government,
Health Care & Hospital Law
Sep. 12, 2022
Gender dysphoria could be an ADA-protected disability
Employers, having knowledge of an employee’s diagnosed condition, should likely recognize that transgenderism, if associated with gender dysphoria, could be considered an ADA disability in any lawsuit for workplace disability discrimination.
Discrimination on the basis of gender is prohibited in virtually every area of life, including housing, employment, education, insurance and public accommodations.
But what happens when a person's nonconforming gender identity manifests in trauma or depression so debilitating it impacts their ability to engage in important life activities, such as work? This is the scenario underlying
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