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Employer’s Transgender Bathroom Ban Violates Illinois Human Rights Act

December 22, 2021

Via: HR Hero
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A transgender person’s access to the bathroom associated with their new identity has become a hot-button issue in society at large. It was therefore no surprise that an Illinois court was asked to weigh in on the issue. In a landmark ruling, the Illinois Appellate Court for the Second District ruled an employer violated the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) by denying a transgender woman the use of the women’s bathroom at work.

Framing the Issue

Meggan Sommerville was designated as a male at birth and given a boy’s name. He was hired by Hobby Lobby in July 1998. A few years later, Sommerville was transferred to the company’s store in East Aurora, Illinois.

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