Transgender employee wins sex bias lawsuit

What would your managers do if a male employee announced he would start coming to work dressed as a woman?
When officials for the state of Georgia found themselves in that situation, they fired the worker — and then got nailed in court for sex bias.
Glenn Morrison was born a biological male, but was diagnosed with gender identity disorder.
Shortly thereafter he was hired as a legislative editor with the Georgia Office of Legislative Counsel.
A year after he was hired, Morrison informed his supervisor he was a transsexual and was in the process of becoming a woman.
Soon after that he told his manager he would begin coming to work dressed as a woman and would change his name.
The supervisor responded by saying the gender transition would be disruptive, inappropriate, and make co-workers uncomfortable — and fired Morrison.
Morrison sued, claiming sex bias, and a court agreed, ordering the state to rehire him.
The court found that bias against transgendered staff violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
Though you may not encounter transgender staff often in the workplace, be aware that any activity that disadvantages them — from teasing to discipline — can be illegal.
Cite: Glenn v. Brumby. To read the full court decision, go here.