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  1. Time off work for trans healthcare

    Many employers have developed policies and procedures to support trans people who need time off — Asos have recently offered 6 weeks' paid leave to people undergoing gender reassignment surgery. If you're a union rep, you could speak to your employer about the policies they have in place to support trans colleagues.

  2. Family and Medical Leave Act: FMLA-Equivalent Benefit for Domestic

    Under the FMLA, employers are required to give eligible employees up to 12 weeks of consecutive — or in some circumstances intermittent — unpaid sick leave. FMLA was designed to help employees balance their work and family responsibilities by allowing them to take reasonable unpaid leave for certain family and medical reasons.

  3. ASOS To Give Paid Leave For Gender Reassignment

    Any policy on gender reassignment should offer paid leave which is at least equivalent to the organisation's sick leave policy, as otherwise, there is a risk of discrimination claims arising on the basis that the employee is being treated less favourably than colleagues who are absent for medical reasons.

  4. DOL Policies on Gender Identity: Rights and Responsibilities

    CRC's Office of Internal Enforcement (OIE) administers the Department's EEO program by counseling, facilitating mediation, investigating, adjudicating, and remedying complaints of alleged discrimination filed by DOL employees and applicants for DOL employment. CRC may be reached by phone at (202) 693-6500 (voice) or (800) 877-8339 (Relay), or ...

  5. Time Off for Gender Reassignment Surgery May Be Protected Leave

    Can transgender employees take unpaid, job-protected leave for gender reassignment surgery? That's one open question under a federal leave law that has seen a rise in private litigation over the past several years. "The issue is theoretical," Jeff Nowak, an attorney with Franczek Radelet in Chicago and co-chairman of the firm's labor ...

  6. FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Equality and

    The Executive Order charges agencies with building inclusive cultures for transgender employees by: expanding the availability of gender-neutral facilities in Federal buildings; ensuring that ...

  7. Navigating Transgender Leave

    Many working transgender individuals rely on sick leave or paid time off (PTO) banks as they recover from surgery, but it typically only covers a portion of the days taken. In terms of medical leave, FMLA leave should be an option, especially if there is overnight hospitalization at play, such as with a surgery.

  8. Gender Reassignment Transgender Employment Rights Where Are We Now

    The Equality Act also makes additional provisions specifically for gender reassignment. Under s16, trans employees are entitled to take time off work for reasons relating to their gender reassignment. Therefore, employers must treat a trans employee equally to other members of staff who require a period of absence from the workplace, otherwise ...

  9. PDF The Family and Medical Leave Act: What Should Lgbtq Families Know?

    The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) is a federal law designed to help working parents and other caregivers balance work and family. The FMLA guarantees workers at large employers unpaid leave to recover from a serious health condition, bond with a new child, care for a seriously ill family member, or address certain needs related to ...

  10. Compliance Considerations for Employer-Sponsored Coverage of Gender

    Although the policies governing whether group health plans must cover gender reassignment and gender-affirming care continues to change, employers should be aware that they run the risk of violating state and federal laws if they exclude or limit this coverage under their plans. ... Chicago Publishes Final Rules for Paid Leave and Paid Sick and ...

  11. Return to work of transgender people: A systematic review through the

    On average, TP were absent for a minimum of 2 weeks due to transgender-related psychosocial factors and on sick leave for 1 month after gender affirming surgery (GAS) . The majority of respondents (70%) had a positive experience with their occupational physician (e.g., guidance and support) during their work absences.

  12. Transgender equality and discrimination

    Staff undergoing gender reassignment are entitled to sick leave from work for specialist medical appointments and surgery, and possibly paid special leave depending on local agreement; When an individual has a new gender, all records should be changed and old records should be kept confidential or destroyed;

  13. Gender Affirmation Leave & Benefits In The Workplace

    For Salesforce, the offer goes beyond leave. Not long before Telstra, the software company announced that they would be introducing a range of benefits for their trans employees, including over ...

  14. Should employers be creating or updating a special leave policy?

    However, they should be treated in the same way as other employees on sick leave. If an employer treats an employee less favourably in relation to absence for gender reassignment than it would have treated another employee on sickness absence, this may constitute direct discrimination contrary to s16(2) of the Equality Act 2010.

  15. ASOS To Give Paid Leave For Gender Reassignment

    Any policy on gender reassignment should offer paid leave which is at least equivalent to the organisation's sick leave policy, as otherwise, there is a risk of discrimination claims arising on ...

  16. PDF Clinical Review Criteria Related to Gender Reassignment Surgery

    There is no hormonal therapy requirement for mastectomy only. 5. Member has lived as their reassigned gender full time for 12 months or more. 6. Member's medical and mental health providers document that there are no contraindications for the planned surgery and agree with the plan. 7.

  17. Gender transitioning at work: your legal rights

    Time off for medical appointments. If you are transitioning at work, you have a right to take time off work for appointments in the same way that you would if you were ill. You should be paid sick pay (if you are eligible) and you should not be treated badly. For instance, if you asked to go to an appointment at a gender clinic, your boss can ...

  18. PDF Guidance on Supporting Transgender Employees in the Work Place

    occupational sick pay purposes. Gender re-assignment related sickness absence will not be used as a reason for disciplinary action or redundancy selection. 3.5 The line manager and employee should discuss in advance how much time off the employee is likely to need to undergo gender reassignment treatment. This will allow

  19. How to support gender reassignment in the…

    Gender reassignment is a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010. To avoid causing distress to, or potentially discriminating against, an individual it would be wise for you to be familiar with the key terms surrounding gender reassignment. Having an understanding of the below terms.

  20. ANZ introduces paid gender affirmation leave. What is it and what other

    Allianz Insurance introduced paid gender affirmation leave in 2021, allowing employees to take four weeks of paid leave and up to 12 months of unpaid leave. Telstra's 2021 gender affirmation leave ...

  21. Gender reassignment discrimination

    The Equality Act 2010 says that you must not be discriminated against because of gender reassignment. In the Equality Act, gender reassignment means proposing to undergo, undergoing or having undergone a process to reassign your sex. To be protected from gender reassignment discrimination, you do not need to have undergone any medical treatment ...

  22. Gender Reassignment Discrimination

    The law relating to gender reassignment discrimination is set out under the Equality Act 2010. The Act makes it unlawful for a person to be discriminated against, or harassed or victimised, because of one or more of the nine protected characteristics, where gender reassignment is one of these. All transsexual or trans people share the common ...

  23. 'A blessing': China court lauds rule of law, backs transgender worker

    In addition, the court said Dangdang should pay her salary from the date she applied for sick leave to the date of arbitration, which amounts to 128,028 yuan (US$18,000).

  24. Your rights when transitioning at work

    Discrimination while transitioning at work Unfortunately, transgender harassment is not uncommon in the workplace. There are signs of improvement, though. According to Totaljobs, in 2016, 38% of trans workers said they'd experienced discrimination from their colleagues. In 2021, this number decreased to 25%.

  25. Blond madman laughed as he stabbed 4 girls at Mass. movie theater

    A Porsche-driving madman with flowing blond locks laughed as he stabbed four little girls watching kids movie "IF" at a Massachusetts theater — then attacked two other people at a McDonald ...

  26. The latest medicalised self-harm: amputation

    The parallels between BID and the trans movement go back decades, as explored in 2000 in an astonishingly prescient article in the Atlantic, titled "A New Way To Be Mad"."Clinicians and patients alike often suggest that apotemnophilia is like gender-identity disorder," the piece states, "and that amputation is like sex-reassignment surgery."

  27. Important things to know if you decide to detransition

    Therapists who specialize in gender identity issues can provide a safe space to explore these feelings and develop coping strategies. Support networks Having a strong support network is crucial ...

  28. Life in the sick room: essays

    MARTINEAU, HARRIETT (1802-1876). Life in the sick-room: Essays. Printed in Boston by L.C. Bowles and W. Crosby, 1844. 20 cm tall. Martineau was born in 1802 into a progressive Unitarian family in Norwich. Despite the societal expectations that confined her to domestic roles, Harriet's intellect and

  29. Lamont leads celebration of Conn.'s paid sick leave expansion for small

    Lamont leads celebration of Conn.'s paid sick leave expansion for small businesses May 28, 2024 5:48 pm • Last Updated: May 28, 2024 5:48 pm ... Reporting on church sex abuse cases for over 20 ...

  30. Paternity leave for bereaved partners bill passed into law

    The Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act 2024 has been passed into law to give working fathers and non-birthing partners automatic rights to immediate paternity leave if the mother dies. ... Currys introduces gender reassignment leave ... 21 Apr 2023. Statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay rates to... 6 Dec 2022. Glasgow Council becomes third ...