Sunday, May 20, 2018

This Is Interesting

Because it is a federal agency did it violate federal law as well as state law?
Transgender veteran sues state, alleging sex discrimination in hiring
The News Tribune
By Camille Lemke
May 18, 2018

A transgender Air Force veteran has sued the state Department of Veteran Affairs, alleging sex discrimination when she was denied employment in 2015.

The Fife woman filed the lawsuit May 4 and in Pierce County Superior Court. She is seeking lost wages and damages for emotional distress, humiliation and “degradation” of her civil and constitutional rights. No dollar amount is mentioned in the lawsuit.
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Her suit contends the department violated the Washington Law Against Discrimination, failed to give a veteran preference in hiring and intentionally and negligently caused emotional distress.

Asked for comment on the suit, the veterans department provided documents noting that the woman had filed complaints against it with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state Human Rights Commission and both commissions investigated. The Human Rights Commission found there was not sufficient evidence to show the alleged actions had happened. The EEOC said it was unable to conclude the veterans agency violated the law.
I suppose it will also depend upon how quickly the EEOC case is heard because right now the commissioners term hasn’t expired and they are still president Obama’s appointees.

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