Judge Strikes Down Biden-Era Employment Discrimination Guidance on Gender Identity

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The judge said that Title VII โ€˜does not require employers or courts to blind themselves to the biological differences between men and women.โ€™

A federal judge in Texas on May 15 vacated portions of the Biden-era enforcement guidance on workplace harassment that pertained to gender-based discrimination.

The decision stemmed from a lawsuit filed in August 2024 by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the Heritage Foundation, which sought to prevent the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from enforcing guidelines that require employers to use preferred pronouns and eliminate sex-specific workplace dress codes.

In a 34-page ruling, Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk stated that the EEOC overstepped its authority when it issued an enforcement guidance to employers that contravenes the plain text of Title VII, citing the guidanceโ€™s definition of โ€œsexโ€ that expanded beyond โ€œbiological binary.โ€

Kacsmaryk said the guidance, issued in April 2024, also contravenes Title VII because it labels employersโ€™ โ€œfailure to accommodate a transgender employeeโ€™s bathroom, pronoun, and dress preferencesโ€ as discriminatory harassment.

The judge emphasized that Title VIIโ€”which protects employees from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national originโ€”โ€œdoes not require employers or courts to blind themselves to the biological differences between men and women.โ€

Paxton called the judgeโ€™s decision โ€œa great victory for common senseโ€ and the rule of law.

He accused the former Biden administration of trying to push โ€œradical gender ideologyโ€ with federal law and force employers to adopt โ€œtransgender policies.โ€

โ€œThe federal government has no right to force Texans to play along with delusions or ignore biological reality in our workplaces,โ€ the Texas attorney general said in a statement.

Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, also commended the ruling in a separate statement, describing it as โ€œmore than a legal victory.โ€

โ€œIt says noโ€”you donโ€™t have to surrender common sense at the altar of leftist ideology,โ€ Roberts said of the ruling. โ€œYou donโ€™t have to pretend men are women. And you donโ€™t have to lie to keep your job.โ€

The Epoch Times has reached out to the EEOC for comment but did not receive a response by publication time.

Byย Aldgra Fredly

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